[MCOH-EH] #ExtMail# Incompletely Vaccinated HepB & Immunity Titers AND ? requiring Hepatitis B vaccination for employees?

[Schweitzer, Kit]

We require documentation of 3 Hep B vaccs AND positive titer to ensure life long immunity as recommended by CDC. We start the series over if they don't have documentation and only a titer. If documentation and no titer, we draw a titer.
Thank you.



Kit Schweitzer, RN, BSN, COHN  |  Employee Health Nurse |  Employee Health Oregon Community
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I find when I have a series vaccination record but no titer, and I test them, some of them do not have immunity to Hepatitis B. Therefore I take the vaccination dates but always run a titer, and don't consider them completed in my charts unless they have a positive titer or a declination signed, and if they are negative I offer the series again.


From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Grubbs, Scott
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2018 12:58 PM
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net<mailto:mcoh-eh at mylist.net>>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] #ExtMail# Incompletely Vaccinated HepB & Immunity Titers AND ? requiring Hepatitis B vaccination for employees?

Most of our applicants evidently don't come with records of either.

Which raises a question.  Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended by CDC, but is not required by OSHA, as I understand it.  Do any of your institutions require Hepatitis B vaccination/immunity to hire or continue working?

Scott Grubbs, MD
WorkWell Occupational Health
St. Francis Hospital System
Greenville, SC




From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Therese Bovee-McKelvey
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 3:22 PM
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Subject: #ExtMail# [MCOH-EH] Incompletely Vaccinated HepB & Immunity Titers

Greetings;

CDC states that healthcare workers must have documentation of 3 valid HepB vaccinations followed by titer to determine immunity.

Clinician Consultation Center states " If exposed person is known to be immune (e.g., they were told they had a positive response to a complete HBV vaccine series, indicated by post-vaccination HBsAb titer ...), they are considered to have lifelong immunity and need no hepatitis B testing or post-exposure treatment.


Many healthcare workers come in with no or partial documentation of completing a HBV vaccine series but most have documentation of a positive HBsAb titer.  Does your facility accept documentation of completed HBV series and/or HBsAb titer to confirm immunity?  Or so you require documentation for both?

If worker (History as above) later has exposure to positive HBV source patient how do you follow-up with them?  Do you follow the Clinician Consultation Center Recommendations for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis After HBV Exposure under the category of "Unvaccinated or Incompletely Vaccinated" and follow-up for 6 months ?  Or would you do another HBsAb titer?


Thanks for any responses, it all helps.

Therese
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