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28 Pa. Code § 611.56 - Health screening
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What this rule requires your agency to do
- 1The agency or registry must require the TB documentation to be updated at least every 12 months (running from the last evaluation), included in the individual's file.(28 Pa. Code § 611.56 - Health screening)
- 2Each direct care worker and other staff/contractors with direct consumer contact must, prior to consumer contact, provide documentation of screening free from active tuberculosis (per CDC guidelines) dated no more than 1 year prior to the start date.(28 Pa. Code § 611.56 - Health screening)
Applies to: personal care
Requires tuberculosis screening for direct care workers and staff with direct consumer contact before contact and at least every 12 months, documented in the file.
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