CLINICAL SHIFT IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS

The following immunizations are required prior to the assignment of clinical shifts:

The Baldy View Regional Occupational Program has a requirement that each student will attend four 6 hour clinical shifts for the Emergency Medical Technician course.  The following immunizations are required prior to the assignment of the clinical shifts by the EMT Program Director:

·       Tuberculosis / TB test - Proof of a negative PPD skin test.  This test is only good for one (1) year.  MUST NOT expire by the end of the current semester.  If the student has had a positive TB test, they MUST have a chest x-ray report and must not be older that three (3) years old.

·       Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) – Proof of immunization or may have a titer test done but MUST submit numbered values for all titer tests.  (Titer involves blood drawn to see if you have had the MMR before.)

·       Hepatitis B – Proof of completing the three (3) shot series.  The first and second shots are done a month apart.  The student must have started the series and had at least one (1) of the shots prior to the start date of the class.  Titer may be drawn but MUST submit a numbered value titer result.

·       Chicken Pox - If you have had chicken pox, you may sign a waiver disclosing the date when you had it –month / year, or receive one of two vaccinations.  If uncertain, a titer with a  numbered value may be submitted.

·       Tetanus / Diphtheria – New requirements of the Center for Disease Control and clinical sites mandate that a “TD” or “DT” must not be older that two (2) years to be accepted.  Any tetanus immunization older that two (2) years requires the “Adacel®” or DTaP Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid and Acellular Pertussis Vaccine.  Tetanus shots are accepted for ten (10) years for the general public.  Healthcare providers’ requirements differ.

I encourage the student to obtain copies of all your immunizations as soon as possible.  Do NOT wait until the last minute!  If you are unable to provide proof of these required immunizations, you will not be able to be placed into your clinical rotations.  The completion of all clinical shifts is a requirement to complete the EMT course.  All immunizations must be on medical letterhead from a licensed medical facility.  Baldy View ROP’s EMT Program adherer’s to these clinical immunization requirements are established by the clinical sites.

As an EMT Program prerequisite, proof of the immunizations must be submitted to the EMT Program Director on the first day of class.  Failure to provide proof of these immunizations can result in being dropped from the EMT program.