Infection Prevention Manual

EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN POST EXPOSURE EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES Post Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up Procedures will be as follows: A) Following a report of an exposure incident, the agency shall refer the employee for consultation, serologic testing, treatment and counseling, if necessary, and follow up. B) The agency will make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential report of: i) documentation of the route(s) of exposure and the circumstances under which the exposure incident occurred. ii) identification and documentation of the source individual, unless the employer can establish identification is infeasible or prohibited by state or local law. C) The agency will assist in the obtaining of the source individual's consent for serologic testing to determine HBV and HIV infectivity. If consent cannot be obtained, it will be established that legally required consent cannot be obtained. D) When the source individual is already known to be infected with HBV or HIV testing for the source individual's known HBV or HIV status need not be repeated. E) Results of the source individual's testing shall be made available to the exposed employee and the employee shall be informed of applicable laws and regulations concerning disclosure of the identity and infectious status of the source individual. Post Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up Procedures F) The exposed employee's blood shall be collected as soon as feasible and tested after consent is obtained. If the employee consents to baseline blood collection, but does not give consent at that time for HIV serologic testing, the sample must be preserved for 90 days. If within 90 days of the exposure incident, the employee elects to have the baseline sample tested, such testing should be ordered as soon as possible. G) Post-exposure prophylaxis, when determined by the physician as medically indicated is as recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service; counseling and evaluation of reported illnesses will be given as indicated. H) The agency will ensure that the physician evaluating an employee after an exposure incident is provided with the following information. i) a copy of OSHA regulation 29 CFR. ii) a description of the exposed employees duties as they relate to the exposure incident. iii) documentation of the route(s) of exposure and circumstances under which exposure occurred. iv) results of the source individuals's blood testing, if available. Post Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up Procedures v) all medical records relevant to the appropriate treatment of the Your Agency Name (PN System)