Recently multiple officers and Employee Health have reached out for clarification on the PPD requirements for readiness. I contacted both CAPT Wanca and the Readiness group at CCHQ. The below is their response.
Officers only have to submit their initial PPD. It’s no longer an annual readiness requirement since DEC’19. However, if officers deploy or are in a duty station position/site that requires they obtain their PPD testing, then they are absolutely able to submit their testing results to CCHQ via eDOCU, under “medical” section. However, if they’ve had no exposure warranting PPD testing nor does their site require it due to the position they hold, it’s not necessary.
Continue to monitor all readiness-related communications sent from CCHQ. The updates regarding PPD were sent Corpswide during fall of 2019 when policies were updated and in effect accordingly. Connect with the agency liaison team for any readiness-related inquiries and circle back to us for further questions. Thank you and stay safe,
LT Alesya Van Meter
Alesya O. Van Meter, RDN, LD
LT, U.S. Public Health Service
Readiness Coordinator | Readiness and Deployment Branch (RDB)
Commissioned Corps Headquarters (CCHQ)
Office of the Surgeon General (OSG)
If there are any further questions about this, please feel free to reach out to me, CAPT Wanca, or PHS Readiness (OS/OASH) at PHSReadiness@hhs.gov
Sincerely
Jodi Sides, RN, BSN, MPH, IBCLC, ANLC
CDR, USPHS/IHS
Clinical Coordinator
Nutaqsiivik Nurse Family Partnership
4160 Tudor Centre Drive
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
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