AC-SSN-POL-002 Student Health and Vulnerable Sector Check Policy
Department: Academic/Student Success Network
Approval Date: August 8, 2023
Effective Date: September 5, 2023
Organizational Scope
The Policy applies to all full-time and part-time students enrolled in programs* offered through The Michener Institute of Education at UHN (“Michener”).
*Students in joint programs must refer to their program handbook.
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to support mandatory admission and clinical placement requirements for all students at Michener.
Policy
Students must fulfil all Michener health requirements and submit a Vulnerable Sector Check by the published admissions and clinical placement timelines for each program. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all requirements remain valid/current for the duration of the clinical placement. These requirements meet the immunization standards and associated health practices set forth in:
- Canadian Immunization Guide, published by Public Health Agency of Canada based on recommendations and statements of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
- The Public Hospitals Act 1990, Revised Statues of Ontario, Regulation 965, Section 4
- Communicable Disease Surveillance Protocols published jointly by the Ontario Hospital Association and the Ontario Medical Association and approved by the Minister of Health
- Any further legislated changes to the Public Hospitals Act
- The clinical placement agreement between Michener and its clinical partner sites
Failure to adhere to published due dates/requirements will result in Academic Standing Penalty which may impact the student’s ability to progress in the program.
Note: this policy also applies to the mask fit testing required for clinical placement as agreed to in the supplementary application provided during admissions.
Immunization Requirements Chart
You may consider sharing this chart with your health care provider to assist in completing your immunizations
All Michener students are required to be in compliance with the Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy with proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 where “fiull vacciantion” means having received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.
Background: 2-step Tuberculin (TB) Skin Test is required only once in a lifetime to establish a baseline for future testing. If you have had a previous documented 2-step TB test more than 1 year ago, ONLY a 1-step TB test is needed
Step 1:
- TB1 test administered
- Results read on skin within 2-3 days
Step 2:
- If TB1 is negative, TB2 test administered within 7-21 days of TB1
- Results read on skin within 2-3 days of TB2
If Test is Negative
- Upload results of TB skin test(s)
If Test is positive
- Upload chest x-ray report dated after the date of the positive TB skin test and within the last 12 months
Background: Hepatitis B blood test is required to confirm presence or absence of antibodies
Step 1:
- Hepatitis B immunity blood test performed
If Test is Negative
- Three doses of vaccine are required
Standard Vaccination Schedule:- Initial Injection
- Second injection 1 month after initial injection
- Third injection 6 months after initial injection
- Blood test to confirm immunity, 4 weeks after last injection
- Accelerated Vaccination Schedule with Engerix B:
- Initial Injection
- Second injection 1 month after initial injection
- Third injection 2 months after initial injection
- Blood test to confirm immunity, 4 weeks after last injection
- Fourth completing dose should be given at 12 months to ensure long lasting immunity
If Test is positive
- Upload Hepatitis B immunity blood test
Background: 2 doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR Vaccine) OR MMR blood test to confirm presence or absence of antibodies
Step 1.
- Submit dates indicating when you received dose 1* and dose 2 of the MMR vaccine.
*Dose 1 must be on or after first birthday
Note: if you have only taken one dose, no dose, or are unaware of vaccination dates, it is mandatory to have a blood test performed
OR
- MMR immunity blood test is performed
If Test is Negative
- 2 doses of MMR vaccine administered 4 weeks apart is required
Please note there is no need to get another blood test after receiving the MMR vaccine
If Test is positive
- Upload MMR immunity blood test
Background: Varicella blood test to confirm presence or absence of antibodies OR two doses of varicella vaccine are required:
- Initial injection
- second injection 4 weeks after initial injection
Step 1.
- Varicella/Chicken Pox immunity blood test performed
OR
- Provide dates of 2 varicella vaccines 4 weeks apart
If Test is Negative
- If negative immunity, 2 Varicella vaccines given 4 weeks apart is required
Please note there is no need to get another blood test after receiving the varicella vaccine
If Test is positive
- Upload Varicella immunity blood test
Background: A single adult dose, on or after 18th birthday is required. There is no contraindication to receiving Tdap if you had recently received Td (Tetanus/Diphtheria) vaccinations
Step 1.
- Confirm adult dose of Tetanus/Diphtheria Pertussis vaccine
If Tdap received after age 18
- Tetanus/Diphtheria (td) booster is required every 10 years
Between October 1st and November 30th, Michener highly recommends all students be vaccinated with influenza vaccine(s).
Please note: This vaccine(s) may be mandatory at some clinical sites. Students must follow clinical site protocol.
Those students who have a medical contraindication to receiving the vaccine shall notify the Michener Health Nurse and the Office for Clinical Education in order to determine one’s fitness to be on placement and to address any accommodation issues.
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