[MCOH-EH] Question about requiring TB medications for employees

[Budnick, Lawrence]

Exactly the same here as at Penn.

Lawrence D. Budnick, MD, MPH
Director, Occupational Medicine Service
Associate Professor of Medicine
Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School
65 Bergen Street, Suite GA-167, Newark, NJ 07107
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Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Question about requiring TB medications for employees

1. Yes
2. Strongly encouraged and facilitated, but not required
3. Yes
4. No consequences

Amy Behrman,MD
University of Pennsylvania
215-662-3192


On Apr 1, 2016, at 4:38 PM, Kathy.Dayvault at dekalbmedical.org<mailto:Kathy.Dayvault at dekalbmedical.org> wrote:
I am hoping to hear from folks who work in healthcare facilities that are considered high risk for TB.

 I am wondering how you manage employees with positive Skin or IGRA tests (all positives not just conversions after a specific exposure) who have received recommendations for treatment for latent TB.

Here are my questions:

1. Do you refer employees with positive results for evaluation?
2. Are they required to go for eval
3. If treatment is recommended, does the employee have the option of refusing treatment?
4. If treatment is refused by the employee, are there consequences associated with refusal?
     Consequences could include disciplinary action, removal from duty, termination or not allowing the employee to work in high risk areas.

I appreciate your time and feedback!

Thanks,

Kathy Dayvault, RN, BSN, MPH, COHN-S/CM
 Manager, Occupational Health and Safety
 WorksWell Onsite
 Dekalb Medical  2701 North Decatur Road
 Decatur, GA 30033
ph: 404.501.4972 Fax:404-501-2045
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