Administration of Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-Up
This section of the Exposure Control Plan (ECP) identifies the person or department responsible for ensuring the post-exposure evaluation and follow-up are performed.
After the post-exposure evaluation is completed, the employee must be provided a copy of the health care professional's written opinion within 15 days after the evaluation is completed.
(Name of responsible person or department) ensures that health care professional(s) responsible for employee's hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up are given a copy of OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard.
(Name of responsible person or department) ensures that the health care professional evaluating an employee after an exposure incident receives the following:
- A description of the employee's job duties relevant to the exposure incident
- Route(s) of exposure
- Circumstances of exposure
- If possible, results of the source individual's blood test
- Relevant employee medical records, including vaccination status
(Name of responsible person or department) provides the employee with a copy of the evaluating health care professional's written opinion within 15 days after completion of the evaluation.
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4-8. After the post-exposure evaluation is complete, employees must be provided a health care professional's written opinion within _____ days.
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