10-144-264 Me. Code R. § 2 : DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL — IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS —264-2 - IMMUNIZATIONS REQUIRED
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, each Designated Healthcare Facility in the State of Maine must require for all employees who do not exclusively work remotely a Certificate of Immunization, or Proof of Immunity, subject to Section
4(B) of this rule, against:
1. Rubeola (measles);
2. Mumps;
3. Rubella (German measles);
4. Varicella (chicken pox);
5. Hepatitis B;
6. Influenza;
7. COVID-19.
B. In accordance with
29 CFR § 1910.1030(f)(1)(i) (effective July 6, 1992) of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Designated Healthcare Facilities must make available the Hepatitis B vaccine to all healthcare workers with a risk of occupational exposure, provided at no cost to the employee and at a reasonable time and place.
C. No Chief Administrative Officer may permit any employee who does not exclusively work remotely to be in attendance at work without a Certificate of Immunization for each disease Proof of Immunity as described in Section
4(B) of this rule, or documentation of an authorized exemption or declination in accordance with
22 MRS §802(4-B).