Immunization/TB Testing Requirements

Volunteers can provide documentation three ways, please choose one:

• Option 1: Have Primary Care Provider complete the Physician Verification Form. Once completed, forward to volsvcs@unchealth.unc.edu
  • This form cannot be completed by a relative.
  • Information cannot be added after the form is signed.
  • UNC Campus Health is unable to complete the Physician Verification Form but can provide a copy of your immunization records.

• Option 2: Using the Immunization Requirements Checklist, send a copy of your immunization records and TB Testing to volsvcs@unchealth.unc.edu with the required immunizations/testing circled or highlighted.
  
  • Documents should be sent in one email but can be separate attachments.

• Option 3: Go through OHS (Occupational Health Services) at UNC in the hospitals at Chapel Hill or Hillsborough.
  • Contact Volunteer Services at volsvcs@unchealth.unc.edu after the Modules, Orientation and Background Check are completed, if you choose this option.
    • Undergraduate/Graduate Volunteers must contact us by November 11th, 2024 to use this option.

*Flu shot documentation is currently not needed for onboarding volunteers.

**Onboarding requirements differ for UNCH Employees, contact Volunteer Services for more details.

***All documents must be in English or translated by a Certified Medical Translator. Anything else is not considered official medical documentation.

Tuberculosis (TB) Screening is a way to determine an individual's status of active TB or latent TB infection. Testing must have occurred within the past 12-months. Please watch this TB Testing Instructional Video to ensure the steps are followed correctly.

Choose one option:

• Option 1: Two (2) TB Skin Tests
  • A Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) is performed by injecting a small amount of fluid into the skin.
  • Takes about 2 weeks and 4 separate visits.
  • The 2nd TB skin test should be placed at least one week after the 1st test was read/checked. If placed earlier, it will not be accepted and a 3rd test must be completed. See example timeline below.

    Visit 1, Day 1	Visit 2, Day 3 (or 48-72 hours after 1st test placed)	Wait at least one week	Visit 3, Day 10	Visit 4, Day 12 (or 48-72 hours after 2nd test placed)
    First TST placed	First TST read/checked		Second TST placed	Second TST read/checked

• Option 2: TB Blood Test (IGRA- T-Spot or Quantiferon Gold).
  • A TB blood test is performed by drawing blood and sending it to a lab for testing.
  • Takes up to 5 days and 1 visit.
• Refer to the Immunization Requirements Checklist if you have completed Two-Step TB skin testing previously or have history of positive TB.

Choose one (1) option below:

1. Vaccine: Provide official documentation of 2 MMR vaccines at least 1 month apart given after age 1 or HCP must provide documentation of individual vaccines totaling 2 Measles, 2 Mumps, and 1 Rubella vaccinations.
2. Titer: Provide official documentation of positive laboratory titers.

Choose one (1) option below:

1. Vaccine: Provide official documentation of 2 Varicella (chicken pox) vaccines or 1 Zostavax vaccine (shingles).
2. Titer: Provide official documentation of positive laboratory titer.

Provide vaccine record of one Tdap as an adult or adolescent (≥ 11 years of age).

Not mandated but is recommended.

Provide documentation including dates, manufacturers and locations received, as well as any boosters.

Documentation of a current flu vaccine is only required if it is currently flu season (September - April/May). If you are applying outside of these dates, you do not need to provide flu vaccine documentation. We will let you know when documentation is needed for the next flu season.