II. POLICY STATEMENT
All NLU PA students must satisfy applicable immunization, health-screening, infection- prevention, occupational-health, and clinical-site requirements before participating in activities involving patient contact or potential exposure to infectious or hazardous materials.
The Program's requirements are based upon:
• Current recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); • Recommendations of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); • Applicable Illinois statutes and administrative rules; • Applicable federal and local public-health requirements; • NLU institutional requirements; • Requirements established by affiliated clinical sites; and • Occupational risks associated with PA education and clinical practice. The CDC recommends that healthcare organizations establish written occupational infection- prevention policies addressing medical evaluations, infectious-disease screening, immunization programs, exposure and illness management, education and training, and health records. The CDC further recommends that such policies be reviewed and updated as necessary to remain consistent with federal, state, and local requirements.
The NLU PA Program incorporates these principles into its student health and occupational safety requirements.
III. SCOPE
This policy applies to all students enrolled in the NLU PA Program participating in:
Didactic instruction;
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Clinical skills laboratories;
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Simulation activities;
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• Community service sponsored by the Program; • Health fairs; • Interprofessional education activities; • Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (SCPEs); and • Any other Program-approved educational activity involving patient contact or potential occupational exposure.
The requirements of this policy apply throughout the student's enrollment in the Program and may be supplemented by additional requirements established by individual clinical affiliates.
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