Hepatitis B. Employees who have any contact with blood and other body fluids shall be offered Hepatitis B vaccination at the Employer’s expense.
Hepatitis B. All bargaining unit members will be given the opportunity to be immunized for Hepatitis B at Board expense. New bargaining unit members shall be given the opportunity to be immunized in their first year of employment at Board expense.
Hepatitis B. The Employer agrees to provide each employee with a packet of information regarding Hepatitis B. Specifically, this packet will include a list of all medical facilities that an employee must use along with their address and telephone number.
Hepatitis B. The district will review its Hepatitis Vaccination eligibility determination on an annual basis and place this requirement in the Safety Manual.
Hepatitis B. The Board will provide Hepatitis B vaccinations, including blood screening, to all employees who provide a signed request to have the immunization. The District will provide the immunization and screening at no cost to the employee. An information sheet and request form for the immunization and/or screening is available through the Human Resources Office.
Hepatitis B. Where it is deemed through appropriate risk assessment processes that an employee is at risk of contracting Hepatitis B the employer will reimburse the difference between Medicare and the cost incurred by an employee who wishes to receive Hepatitis B inoculations.
Hepatitis B. Residents enrolled in an ADA-accredited Program must receive a Hepatitis B immunization/ proof of immunity or a signed waiver assuming the risk ofexposure.
Hepatitis B. Where an employee may be at risk of contracting Hepatitis B because of the nature of their job, the situation shall be assessed by the employer’s Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) and Manager, and if it is deemed necessary, vaccination will be offered to the employee.
Hepatitis B. All professional staff members employed by the Bedford City School System that are interested will be inoculated with the hepatitis B shots as prescribed by the medical community. The Board of Education shall incur the expense of these shots only if they are taken in sequence to completion.
Hepatitis B. The Board will provide the Hepatitis B shot for bus drivers, cafeteria employees and custodians at no cost to the member.
