10-144-264 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Section 144-264-2 - IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, each Designated Healthcare Facility in the State of Maine must require for all employees who do not exclusively work remotely a Certificate of Immunization, or Proof of Immunity, subject to Section 4(B) of this rule, against:
1. Rubeola (measles);
2. Mumps;
3. Rubella (German measles);
4. Varicella (chicken pox);
5. Hepatitis B;
6. Influenza.
B. In accordance with 29 CFR § 1910.1030(f)(1)(i) (effective July 6, 1992) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Designated Healthcare Facilities must make available the Hepatitis B vaccine to all healthcare workers with a risk of occupational exposure, provided at no cost to the employee and at a reasonable time and place.
C. No Chief Administrative Officer may permit any employee who does not exclusively work remotely to be in attendance at work without a Certificate of Immunization for each disease or Proof of Immunity, as described in Section 4(B) of this rule, or documentation of an authorized exemption or declination in accordance with 22 MRS §802(4-B).

10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, § 2