This page is intended as information for Atascadero Unified School District Staff.
It is not relevant to students and their families.
 

TB Clearance is a requirement of AUSD employment.
Employees are responsible for insuring that they have official current TB Clearance Certificates on file with the District.
 

For AUSD Staff:

This information is meant to give you a quick overview of what is expected when your TB clearance is approaching expiration. While your TB expiration and new clearance is overseen by the AUSD Human Resources, the actual clearance, is handled through AUSD Nursing Services. This means you do not need to drive to a doctor’s office or clinic  to have the clearance done. Rather, your certification can be managed at AUSD Nursing Services located at Atascadero High School on regularly scheduled clinic dates.

• Currently, state TB clearance certifications last for four years before renewal is required.
• Employees who have previously had positive TB test results will be on an annual symptom review schedule rather than the four-year.

 Details of how to prepare for your TB appointment:

• When you receive your email notice that you need a TB renewal, email aliciafouquet@atasusd.org. Please include which day you are available and three times that would work for your schedule.
• When you receive your Google Meet invite in your email, PLEASE ACCEPT IT. It will then show up on your Google Calendar.
• Appointments/ screening will take about 5 minutes per person. 
• The clinics will be held via Google Meet appointments ONLY.
• You must have a camera and microphone on your computer/or phone to participate. 
• You must join your meeting time within 5 minutes of your designated time. 
• Please be in a well lit room during your appointment and video conference. 
• We suggest you join your appointment through the email confirmation you receive OR through your Google Calendar.
• Alternatively,  you may login through your AUSD Google email account first; Then choose to access your Google Meet appointment through the Google Apps "waffle" - in the upper right corner of the Google home page. Select the multi colored Google Meet video camera icon button and then follow the prompts.
• Nursing Services will prepare your paperwork and send it to HR after the appointment.
• Please, if you have not participated in a video chat with Google Meet before, we suggest that you practice ahead of time with family or friends.
• Thank you!

What are the basic TB Risk Assessment Clearance details?

When a staff member's TB Clearance expires or is approaching expiration, you will be notified by the District Office. You will then be directed to AUSD Nursing Services to complete a state certified TB Risk Assessment (TBRA) Questionnaire. This involves a short series of questions that must be asked, in person, by a Public Health Nurse, and unless there is an anomaly found during the questionnaire, there will be no need for an actual TB skin test. This means that we do not give skin tests anymore.
 

The nurse may ask you to show your staff ID.

In the event you need to cancel your appointment on the day of the clinic, please contact Denise Razo, Coordinator of Health & Nursing Services at deniserazo@atasusd.org, or contact Alicia Fouquet, Secretary of Nursing Services at aliciafouquet@atasusd.org 

Note: Due to Covid-19,  AUSD is allowed to operate our TB RA Screening and Certification program for employees via telehealth video visits. An element of the TBRA screening process is having a state licensed Public Health Nurse literally look at a person WITHOUT a face covering; this is to confirm that there are no tuberculin respiratory symptoms visible with the employee. This means that for the time being, TB screening programs will continue via video teleconferencing.  

For more information regarding the TB screen process, please visit the state's TBRA webpage or their FAQ page for more details.