Guest guest Posted July 9, 2001 Report Share Posted July 9, 2001 I sent an e-mail to JCAHO asking about the drug screening of EMS students. The response to that e-mail (and the original e-mail sent to JCAHO) is posted below. Ed Strout, Educational Development Coordinator Austin - County EMS 517 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. Austin, TX 78741 Office: Pager: e-mail: ed.strout@... Mr. Strout: The Joint Commission has no requirements for drug screens. That would be the organization's policy. Several, not the hospital manual, require criminal bacground checks when required by law and regulation. Herringer Associate Director Standards Interpretation Group Division of Accreditation Operations This question was sent to me from my counterpart in Tyler. I have not run into this question here in Austin. Can you please clarify this? Thank you in advance for any assistance. Ed Strout, Educational Development Coordinator Austin - County EMS 517 S. Pleasant Valley Rd. Austin, TX 78741 Office: Pager: e-mail: ed.strout@... All Tyler Junior College Health Care Programs are being required to have every student submit to a Criminal History Check and a drug screening panel (SAP 10) prior to beginning clinicals at any affiliated hospital. The results of these checks will be reported to our Dean and we will have to report, by program, eligibility of each student who is scheduled for clinicals, to the clinical site. This has been represented to us as being a JCAHO requirement. Is this true? I can't find any information online that confirms this. If anyone knows about such a requirement, please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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