Health Policies

Immunizations

All new students are required to complete a Health History Form and an Immunizations Record. Documentation of your immunizations or serologic evidence of immunity (titers) should be obtained from your physician prior to starting school. Failure to adequately document immunity to preventable childhood illnesses or to undergo and document annual tuberculosis tests will prevent you from registering for classes and may result in removal from clinical rotations.

Exposure at UMB

An exposure incident is defined by OSHA as a "specific eye, mouth, other mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of an employee's duties." If an employee or student receives such an exposure at UMB, the following steps should be taken:

• Clean wound with soap and water, and irrigate area of exposure for at least 15 minutes.

• Report exposure or injury to supervisor.

• Report exposure or injury between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (weekdays) to Student Health, under the direction of Dr. Vivienne Rose.

• For exposure during these hours please call:

  • Call pager number - 410-416-1329 - Someone will respond within 10 minutes.
  • If for some reason the pager is inoperative or unattended after the 10 minutes call pager number 410-512-0021.  Someone will respond within 10 minutes
  • The third back-up will be used in the unlikely event you receive no response from the second page.  Call the Family Practice phone number at 410-328-8792, tell the operator you have a needle stick or body fluid exposure and you must speak to a Student Health staff member immediately.
  • The final back-up would be to call the STIK Hotline 410-328-2337 ext. 7845.  The STIK Hotline is NOT to be used unless the preceding three numbers do not work.
•  Any exposures outside the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (weekdays) should be directed to the STIK Hotline.
• If you have questions, please contact C.T. Gordon, Administrative Director, Academic Affairs at 410-706-1527 or Cgord001@umaryland.edu.

Costs Covered by UMB

The University of Maryland, Baltimore will assume responsibility for charges necessitated by an accidental needle stick suffered while performing approved activities pertaining to a student's official educational requirements as promulgated by the University.

There are two parts to the payment process.

1. The standard for repayment is the total benefit provided by the University of Maryland Student Hospitalization Plan in effect at the time of the needle stick.

2. Any remaining charges that are not covered by the UMB plan, including co-pays required under the plan, will be reimbursed by the University in order to hold the student harmless with regards to cost. Claims for costs to be reimbursed beyond the UMB plan must be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs in a timely manner with appropriate documentation so that reimbursement may be made by that Office.

Last Revision: September 3, 2008

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