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                 <td>Revised: October 2002<br />Revised: October 2003<br />Revised: February 2008<br />Revised: November 2008<br />Revised: [[CON Faculty Immunizations and CPR version November 2012|November 2012]]<br />Revised: January 2015</td>
                 <td>Revised: October 2002<br />Revised: October 2003<br />Revised: February 2008<br />Revised: November 2008<br />Revised: [[CON Faculty Immunizations and CPR version November 2012|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON Faculty Immunizations and CPR version January 2015|January 2015]]<br />Revised: March 2018</td>
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===Policy===
===Policy===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:67em !important;">Faculty who have direct contact with patients/clients/participants through clinical instruction, research or other related activities are required to have the following:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:67em !important;">All faculty are required to provide written proof of the following at the time of employment and annually or upon expiration thereafter:</p>
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<li>Verification of current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for health professionals (Basic Life Support for infant, child and adult one person/two person).</li>
<li>Written verification of current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professionals).</li>
<li>Verification and documentation of current immunizations listed below:
<li>Written verification and documentation of current immunizations listed below:
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     <li style="margin-top:15px;">'''PPD''' for tuberculosis; annually unless individual tests positive.  If test is positive, current CDC guidelines will be followed (www.cdc.gov).</li>
     <li style="margin-top:15px;">'''PPD''' for tuberculosis; annually unless individual tests positive.  If test is positive, current CDC guidelines will be followed (www.cdc.gov).</li>
     <li>'''INFLUENZA''' immunization annually.</li>
     <li>'''INFLUENZA''' immunization annually.</li>
     <li>'''HEPATITIS B''' series of immunizations and/or adequate titer levels.</li>
     <li>'''HEPATITIS B''' series of immunizations and/or adequate titer levels.</li>
     <li>'''TETANUS''' booster within the last 10 years (if agent available).</li>
     <li>'''TETANUS''' Tdap vaccination 1x an adult; booster (Td) every 10 years thereafter.</li>
     <li>'''PERTUSSIS''' 1x as an adult.</li>
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<li>Faculty who were born in 1956 or prior are generally considered immune to the following diseases, except for women who may become pregnant. Faculty from outside the United States who cannot provide evidence of immunization may be required to have titers drawn.<br /><br />Faculty born in 1957 or later need to have verification through immunization records, a titer showing immunity or history of the disease for the following:
<li>Faculty who were born in 1957 or later need to have verification through immunization records or a titer showing immunity for the diseases listed below. Faculty who were born in 1956 or prior are generally considered immune to the below diseases, except for women who may become pregnant. Faculty from outside the United States who cannot provide evidence of immunization may be required to have titers drawn.
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     <li style="margin-top:15px;">'''RUBELLA''' (German measles)</li>
     <li style="margin-top:15px;">'''RUBELLA''' (German measles)</li>
     <li>'''RUBEOLA''' (Red measles) </li>
     <li>'''RUBEOLA''' (Red measles) </li>
     <li>'''MUMPS'''</li>
     <li>'''MUMPS'''</li>
     <li>'''POLIO'''</li>
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     <li>'''VARICELLA'''  (Chicken Pox) </li>
     <li>'''VARICELLA'''  (Chicken Pox) </li>
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===Procedure===
===Procedure===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Verification of current immunization status or a Request for Waiver of Faculty Immunization or CPR Requirements (Appendix M) is required at time of employment.  Prior to each semester and division staff collect written documentation or waiver request forms and maintain these records in the unit.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Written verification of current immunization status or a Request for Waiver of Faculty Immunization or CPR Requirements (Appendix M) is required at time of employment.  Annually, or at the time a specific immunization is nearing expiration, Dean's Office staff request written documentation or waiver request forms be submitted to conrecords@unmc.edu. Records are maintained in the Dean's Office.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty may request a waiver from these requirements for medical or religious reasons; medical reasons require signature of a primary care provider on the waiver request form. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Faculty may request a waiver from these requirements by completing the Request for Waiver of Faculty Immunizations or CPR Requirements (Appendix M) and providing justification and documentation of need for waiver. For recurring requirements, Request for Waiver of Faculty Immunization or CPR Requirements (Appendix M) must be submitted each time requirements comes due. </p>
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