We test our surgical pathology clinical staff as part of our CAP accreditation.  CAP is College of American Pathologists.

 

Craig Uejo MD, MPH, FACOEM

Corp VP, Chief Quality Officer

Medical Director - Occupational Health and Safety

Scripps Health

Tel 858-678-6963

 

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I’m not aware of a regulatory requirement for medical color vision testing of any specific occupational group. The closest are CLIA requirements for assuring that laboratory staff can correctly identify colors on the tests they use (which can be done via competency testing if designed carefully, avoiding the need for a medical color vision test.) Accreditation of dialysis units often includes making sure staff can interpret color indicators for water quality monitoring etc, but again that can be accomplished with competency testing.

 

Most labs, dialysis clinics, and some regulatory site visitors reflexively interpret those standards as requiring a medical color vision test, and pressure their OH service to perform something like Ishihara plates, but per prior posts that can miss color vision deficiencies pertinent to the task at hand. If you as the occupational physician educate them (and your internal accreditation professionals and attorneys) then you have hope of changing this longstanding, entrenched practice!

 

Melanie

 

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Cn someone provide a list of those employees in a hospital that require color vision testing in order to do their job?

 

Howard L. Rudnick, MD,MHA,FACP

Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Department of Medicine

Medical Director, Occupational Health Services

Temple University Health System

Office:  (215) 707-3026

Cell:  (267) 838-7040

 

 


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