All exposed employees need to report to a District School Nurse and
complete an Employee Incident Report. The employee will be directed to a
confidential medical evaluation and follow up which includes:
- Obtaining consents for necessary testing
- Necessary immunizations
- Blood testing
Post-exposure evaluation and follow-up is done by Occupational Health Associates.
Procedure:
Please report all exposures to your Supervisor
and a School Nurse so that an exposure report can be generated. You will
be directed to Occupational Health Associates for evaluation and follow
up. Office hours are M-F 8:00 - 4:30. Phone number: 442-8625. If the
exposure occurs on a weekend or after hours while working for MSAD 75,
please proceed to the emergency room for assistance and notify your
Supervisor and a School Nurse on Monday morning as soon as possible.
Occupational Health Associates will determine if
a significant exposure has occurred as well as counsel the individual
about the exposure recommendations for follow-up and blood testing. MSAD
No. 75 will receive a Medical Evaluation Report with recommendations
for follow-up and treatment, but test results are highly confidential
and will not be given out or included in an exposure report.
- Exposure Occurs (A specific mouth, eye or other mucous membrane, non-intact skin or parenteral contact with blood).
- Contact Supervisor and a School Nurse.
- Source individual either consents to or refuses testing. —and—
Exposed employee either consents to or refuses testing.
- Health Care Provider provides:
Testing
Counseling
Possible Vaccine
Recommendations for Follow up
- School District talks to exposed employee to be sure he/she received follow-up information.