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Title: HIV, HBV and HCV
Subject: Health and Safety
Policy No: HS: 2013:02
Applies: University-wide
Issuing Authority: Vice President, Health Sciences
Responsible Officer: Vice President, Health Sciences (signature)
Adopted: 10/15/13
Last Revision: 1/29/15
I. PURPOSE
To set RowanSOM requirements for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus (HIV, HBV and HCV) testing, evaluation immunization, and impact on the allowed clinical activities of RowanSOM employees, faculty, housestaff and students who have or will have patient contact, contact with research subjects, or contact with potentially infectious materials during their employment or studies at RowanSOM.
II. ACCOUNTABILITY
Under the Dean and Associate Deans for Academic and Clinical Affairs shall ensure compliance with this policy. The deans of the patient-care units shall implement this policy.
III. DEFINITIONS
A. Bloodborne viral hepatitis/hepatitides shall mean those systemic viral infections primarily involving the liver which have a high potential for transmission via blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
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E. RowanSOM HBV Committee is a group of designated individuals, who may include the campus Occupational Medicine/Employee Health Service directors, campus Student Health Directors and representatives from Legal Management, Human Resources, infectious disease experts and hepatology experts, along with representatives of RowanSOM or clinical unit with knowledge of the essential functions of the position or program of study in question. F. "RowanSOM Individuals" shall mean all RowanSOM employees, faculty, housestaff and students.
IV. REFERENCES
A. Disabilities and Students/Applicants
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K. Immunization of health-care personnel: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). CDC MMWR Nov 25, 2011;60(7):1-45.
V. POLICY POLICY
A. All RowanSOM Individuals shall comply with the infection control policies and procedures of their respective Schools or patient-care units, with the training requirements described in University policy, Bloodborne Pathogens, with the Standard Precautions guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services infection control standards for hospitals (N.J.A.C. 8:43G-14.1(b) 2), and with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) "Bloodborne Pathogens Standard" (29 CFR 1910.1030) as promulgated by the New Jersey Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health Act (PEOSHA). Continued clinical privileges will be dependent upon full compliance with all appropriate infection control procedures.
B. RowanSOM Individuals and accepted applicants who have HBV, HCV or HIV may not, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of RowanSOM's services, programs or activities, except as provided in this policy.
VI. ATTACHMENT
A. Policy Implementation Procedures
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