Documentation and Financial Responsibility
- After the student returns to school and remains on anti-TB therapy, periodic documentation from their health care provider is needed to show that effective drug therapy is being maintained for the recommended period and that the sputum AFB smear results remain negative.
- The student is responsible for all costs related to the exposure incident.
- The student’s health records will be maintained in a confidential file.
In the event this incident occurs in the community setting when the agency Occupational Health Center or Emergency Department are not available Aspen University recommends that you seek immediate treatment at an Urgent Care or Physician’s Office equipped to treat contaminated needle stick injuries.
An incident report will be completed by the student and the clinical faculty who was present during incident. A copy of this report will be given to the Clinical Coordination Office. Financial responsibility for testing and recommended care following an exposure rests solely with the student. This could include testing, evaluation, treatment, and counseling.
If you have questions about the appropriate medical treatment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that you call a 24-hour assistance line at 1.888.448.4911 (Clinicians’ Post Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline).