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All employees identified as having occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials will be offered the Hepatitis B vaccination series at no cost to the employee at a reasonable time and place. The appropriate Campus Unit will pay the vaccination expense. The vaccine will be offered within 10 working days of initial assignment. If the employee has not yet completed the EHS Bloodborne Pathogens training, the Campus Unit must provide an overview of this program when offering the vaccine. Vaccinations paid for by the Campus Unit may be completed at the Occupational Health Clinic or may be completed by any licensed health care professional when the use of outside agencies is approved by the Campus Unit. If the Occupational Health Clinic is not used, copies of the vaccination paperwork will be sent by the licensed health care professional or the employee to the Occupational Health Clinic. The vaccine is not indicated for employees who previously completed the series, for whom antibody testing has revealed immunity or for whom the vaccine is contraindicated for medical reasons; if any of these statuses apply documentation will be sent to the Occupational Health Clinic. Pre-screening is not a prerequisite for receiving the vaccination.

Employees who elect to be vaccinated by their family physician, outside of supervisor鈥檚 approval, may not be reimbursed for its cost and must provide the Occupational Health Clinic with proof of vaccination. Check with your supervisor for campus unit policy

All new employees in the Bloodborne Pathogen program must register with the Occupational Health Clinic. The supervisor must give the employee a copy of the Enrollment Form and send the original to the Occupational Health Clinic, Hudson Health Center.

Employees who decline the Hepatitis B vaccine must sign the declination statement. Employees who initially decline the vaccine, but later wish to be vaccinated, may do so at no cost to themselves by asking their supervisors, so long as their position is still covered by the BBP program.

Current immunization recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be followed at all times. Any laboratory tests will be conducted at an accredited laboratory.