Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 784.12

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section 784.12 - Employees' Health Examination and Health Records

(a) All employees working in the mental health rehabilitation center, including the licensee, shall have a health examination within 90 days prior to employment, or within seven (7) days after employment, and at least annually thereafter by a person lawfully authorized to perform such a procedure. Each such examination shall include a medical history and physical evaluation. The report signed by the examiner shall indicate that the person is sufficiently free of disease to perform assigned duties and does not have any health condition that would create a hazard for self, fellow employees, clients, or visitors.

(b) The initial health examination and subsequent annual examination shall include a screening for tuberculosis. The procedure shall conform with the State Department of Health Services' public health tuberculosis screening standards and requirements for employees of health facilities. Satisfactory written evidence of a tuberculosis screening within 90 days prior to employment shall be considered as meeting the intent of this section.

(c) The mental health rehabilitation center shall maintain a health record of the mental health rehabilitation center director and for each employee which includes reports of all employment-related health examinations. Such records shall be kept for a minimum of three years following termination of employment.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 784.12

1. New section filed 8-21-95 as an emergency; operative 8-21-95 (Register 95, No. 34). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-17-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 2-9-96 as an emergency; operative 2-9-96 (Register 96, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-8-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 6-10-96 as an emergency; operative 6-10-96 (Register 96, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-8-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled 10-8-96 as an emergency; operative 10-8-96 (Register 96, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-5-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-8-96 order transmitted to OAL 2-5-97; disapproved by OAL and order of repeal as to 10-8-96 order filed on 3-21-97 (Register 97, No. 12).
6. New section filed 3-21-97 as an emergency; operative 3-21-97 (Register 97, No. 12). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-21-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-21-97 order, including renumbering of former section 784.12 to new section 784.26, and renumbering and amendment of former section 784.20 to new section 784.12, transmitted to OAL 7-21-97 and filed 8-21-97 (Register 97, No. 34).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 5675 and 5768, Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 3 of Chapter 678 of the Statutes of 1994. Reference: Sections 5675 and 5768, Welfare and Institutions Code.