Hi, We have a Communicable and Infectious Disease policy. HR has ownership of this.
Communicable and Infectious Diseases Definition Communicable disease shall include, but is not limited to, influenza; tuberculosis; conjunctivitis; infectious mononucleosis; acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); AIDS-related complex (ARC); positive HIV antibody status; hepatitis A, B, and D; meningitis; and sexually transmitted diseases. (N.C.G.S. 130A) Purpose The objective of this policy is to promote the good health and safety of employees and students and to prohibit discrimination against persons afflicted with communicable diseases. Policy It is the policy of the College to comply with all state and federal laws relating to the protection of qualified persons with a disability or handicapping condition. The College will make every effort to insure that persons considered handicapped by a communicable disease who are employed by the College or admitted to the College as students are afforded all the rights and privileges of these laws. However, it is not discriminatory action under North Carolina law to fail to hire, transfer, promote, or discharge a handicapped person because the person has a communicable disease in which the risk of contagion cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation. Employees and students who may become infected with a contagious disease, including HIV and AIDS, will not be excluded from employment or enrollment, or restricted in their access to College services or facilities, unless medically-based judgment in an individual case determines that exclusion or restriction is necessary for the welfare and safety of members of the College community. Confidentiality shall be strictly maintained by the College for any employee or student with HIV, AIDS, or other contagious diseases. College employees and students engaged in patient care activities are encouraged to know their HIV and HBV status. Great meeting so many fellow policy gurus out there! _______________________________ Rachel King, M.A. Policies and Procedures Manager Adjunct Instructor, Office Systems Technology Wake Technical Community College 9101 Fayetteville Road Raleigh, NC 27603 (919) 866-5603, Main Campus - MH 326C [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Resue, Margaret Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 5:28 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: [acupa-l] Infectious Disease Policy Within your institution, where is your policy on infectious disease housed - under General Administration, HR, ....Here in NJ by statue it should fall under the college's Emergency Operations Plan as a Board of Trustees policy. Do any of your institutions have such a policy in place that you could share as appoint of reference and have any of you incorporated it into your institution's emergency op plan? Thanks for any information you may be able to provide. Meg Resue Senior Executive Assistant Institutional Compliance . Office of the President T: 856-415-2101 [RCGC sign logo] ATTN: Please be aware that when you respond to an ACUPA-L e-mail, the reply will be distributed to the ENTIRE list of members. If you do NOT want to send an e-mail to everyone, please reply directly to the individual who initiated the query (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). If you wish to remove yourself from the ACUPA e-mail list, please go to the following website and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html If you have questions about the ACUPA e-list, please contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837. Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official (NCGS. ch. 132). Student educational records are subject to FERPA.
