§411.460. Health Requirements for Staff and Volunteers

a)         All staff members shall have an initial medical examination that provides evidence that they are free of communicable diseases, including active tuberculosis, or physical and mental conditions that affect their ability to perform assigned duties.

 

b)         Staff shall be re-examined at least once every two years.  In subsequent examinations, testing for active tuberculosis may be omitted unless recommended by the examining physician.

 

c)         Cooks, kitchen helpers and others assisting in the preparation, serving and handling of food and cooking/serving utensils shall make their positions known to the examining physician, and shall comply with the current rules and regulations of the Illinois Department of Public Health pertaining to Food Service Sanitation [77 Ill. Adm. Code 750].

 

d)         The above requirements are applicable to volunteers who have direct contact with children and youth.