I have consents for all my vaccines, and have since created a log in sheet when they decline besides just the Hepatitis B, so I can show I offered the Tdap or MMR booster if they were low and they choose not to get it. That way, if we have an outbreak and they are quarantined to home for 21 days since they don’t have immunity, I can at least prove it was offered to them. the declination states for certain outbreaks what the scenario may be if they have no proof of immunity.

Tara Lee Dockery, IP, MT(ASCP), BS

Infection Prevention and Employee Health

Ocean Beach Hospital and Clinics

174 First Avenue North

Ilwaco, Washington 98624

tdockery@oceanbeachhospital.com

Office Phone  360 – 642 - 6307

Cell Phone 509-760-7397

Fax  360-642-6309

From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Philip Adamo
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2017 10:50 AM
To: MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh@mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] consent for flu vaccines

Hello all

In the past we have had employees sign a consent when we administer the flu vaccine. We do not do this for any other vaccine because the CDC states if the VIS is provided and documented that it was given, no written consent is needed. in our sate of Massachusetts, written consents are not mandatory.

This year we have an electronic tracking of giving an employee the flu vaccine. It automatically goes into our data base and the employee and their manager receive confirmation of the vaccine and the pertinent information. It also goes into our EMR and then transmitted to the MIIS for Massachusetts DPH.

Our leadership is questioning  the elimination of the consent form(this would be about 12,500 pieces of paper). Their question is "what are other hospitals doing?"

Are any of you willing to share your consent policy?

Thanks,

Philip Adamo, M.D., MPH

Senior Medical Director EHS and occupational  Medicine

Baystate Health

Springfield, MA