10A N.C. Admin. Code 27H.0304

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024

Section 27H .0304 - PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES

(a) Prospective residents and employees of the group home shall be informed that a hepatitis B carrier is, or may at a future time be, residing in the home.

(b) The group home shall screen prospective residents, who have been accepted for admission, for hepatitis B infection prior to admission; and screen and offer hepatitis B vaccine to all persons accepted for employment within the first 10 days of employment.

(c) An applicant for admission to a group home shall not be admitted during the period of time that the applicant is a hepatitis B carrier:

(1) and currently exhibits behaviors, such as biting, scratching or gouging, which may cause breaks in the skin of self or others; or

(2) has special medical problems, such as eczema or other dermatological conditions that increase the risk of others being exposed to the blood or potentially infectious body fluids.

(d) If a new resident or a new employee is determined to be a hepatitis B carrier and no hepatitis B carriers have previously been placed in, or are employed by, the group home, the procedures in Rule .0303 of this Section shall be followed.

(e) If a current resident or employee is a hepatitis B carrier, new residents and new employees without antibodies (who are not immune) shall begin the hepatitis B vaccine series before entering the home.

(f) The procedures in Rule .0303 of this Section for current residents and employees shall be followed for new residents and employees.

10A N.C. Admin. Code 27H .0304

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. November 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1993;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.

Authority G.S. 143B-147;
Eff. November 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1993.