Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD) 2024–2025 77 Policy on Communicable Diseases Students with Communicable Diseases Students with communicable diseases or conditions will not be permitted to engage in patient contact until such conditions have resolved as documented by a physician. Persons with the following medical conditions will not be allowed patient contact without prior medical clearance: 1. a ctive chicken pox, measles, rubella, herpes zoster (shingles), pertussis, mumps (i.e., vaccinepreventable diseases) 2. active hand, foot, and mouth disease 3. active tuberculosis 4. acute HAV 5. v iral respiratory infections including, but not limited to, influenza, parainfluenza, RSV, COVID-19, etc. until student is afebrile for >24 hours 6. Group A streptococcal disease (i.e., strep throat) until 24 hours after treatment has been initiated 7. draining infectious skin lesions (e.g., MRSA, HSV) that are unable to be covered appropriately 8. viral gastroenteritis including norovirus and rotavirus 9. viral conjunctivitis, (i.e., pink eye) until on appropriate treatment for >24 hours A student who has a communicable disease and is unsure whether the student should participate in patient care should seek medical care by a private physician or a physician on staff at the NSU Student Medical Center. All students with a communicable disease must receive written medical clearance by a physician prior to returning to clinical care activities. A case-by-case evaluation of each infected student will be done by each student’s physician to determine eligibility to perform the duties required on the clinical rotation. Based on the recommendations of the physician, it is the responsibility of each infected medical student to notify the NSU MD Office of Student Affairs if the student is unable to perform clinical work. Appropriate documentation is required. All such notifications will be kept strictly confidential. Prior to the start of clinical experiences, a student who has chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), or HIV/AIDS is required to notify the Office of Student Affairs of the student’s status. All such notifications will be kept strictly confidential. Prior to the start of any clinical experiences, infected students are required to seek medical consultation with a physician to determine their ability to perform the duties required of the clinical rotation. Medical students are not obligated to answer patient questions related to their own HBV/HCV/HIV/AIDS status, nor shall they answer such questions related to other students, other health care personnel, or patients. Serologic testing of medical students for HBV/HCV/HIV antibody will not be performed routinely unless the person is seropositive. Testing is recommended when there has been a documented needle or sharp instrument puncture or mucous membrane exposure to the blood or body fluids of patients, or when there has been a medical studentto-patient exposure. Refer to the Exposure at NSU, Exposure at an NSU MD Affiliate Site Not Located on the Campus of NSU, and other policies and procedures in this handbook.
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