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Policy No. '''1109'''<br /> | Policy No. '''1109'''<br /> | ||
Effective Date: ''' | Effective Date: '''10/13/21''' <br /> | ||
Revised Date: <br /> | Revised Date: <br /> | ||
Reviewed Date: <br /> | Reviewed Date: <br /> | ||
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1.1 The purpose of this policy is to help ensure workplace health and safety and the well‐being of students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campuses, as well as the health care facilities and communities in which UNMC students are educated, by reducing the potential or actual risks associated with exposure to COVID-19. | 1.1 The purpose of this policy is to help ensure workplace health and safety and the well‐being of students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campuses, as well as the health care facilities and communities in which UNMC students are educated, by reducing the potential or actual risks associated with exposure to COVID-19. | ||
==Scope of Policy== | ==Scope of Policy== | ||
2.1 This policy is applicable to all UNMC employees. It applies to all UNMC | 2.1 This policy is applicable to all UNMC employees. It also applies to all UNMC invited visitors on campus for seven (7) or greater days and includes participants of educational programs, volunteers, contractors and vendors. | ||
==Basis of the Policy== | ==Basis of the Policy== | ||
3.1 UNMC seeks to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection in patients, staff, students and visitors. Therefore, UNMC requires COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. <br /> | 3.1 UNMC seeks to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infection in patients, staff, students and visitors. Therefore, UNMC requires COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. <br /> | ||
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All employees must be fully vaccinated unless they have requested and been approved for an exemption based on a recognized medical reason, a sincerely held religious belief, or a pre-approved, 100% remote work agreement. Fully vaccinated means having received one dose of a single dose COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) or both doses of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series (Moderna and Pfizer). | All employees must be fully vaccinated unless they have requested and been approved for an exemption based on a recognized medical reason, a sincerely held religious belief, or a pre-approved, 100% remote work agreement. Fully vaccinated means having received one dose of a single dose COVID-19 vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) or both doses of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccination series (Moderna and Pfizer). | ||
Non-faculty new hires, rehires and transfers will have five (5) days from the date of hire to provide proof of partial or full vaccination or to request a medical or religious exemption. | Non-faculty new hires, rehires and transfers will have five (5) days from the date of hire to provide proof of partial or full vaccination or to request a medical or religious exemption. Non-faculty new hires, rehires and transfers with proof of partial vaccination may have up to thirty-five (35) days from the hire date to be in full compliance with this policy. Non-faculty new hires, rehires and transfers who receive a denial of a request for medical or religious exemption will be given five (5) business days from exemption denial notification date to provide proof of compliance with this policy. Non-faculty new hires, rehires and transfers with no approved exemption who fail to comply with this policy will be separated. | ||
===Reporting=== | ===Reporting=== | ||
5.1 UNMC, in conjunction with Nebraska Medicine, has developed an online reporting system for employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status. All employees must use the [https://ssl.nebraskamed.com/EmployeeHealthTracking/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fEmployeeHealthTracking%2f Health Tracking System] to record COVID-19 vaccine status. Non-disclosure of vaccine status is not permissible. | 5.1 UNMC, in conjunction with Nebraska Medicine, has developed an online reporting system for employees to report their COVID-19 vaccination status. All employees must use the [https://ssl.nebraskamed.com/EmployeeHealthTracking/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fEmployeeHealthTracking%2f Health Tracking System] to record COVID-19 vaccine status. Non-disclosure of vaccine status is not permissible. | ||