Employee Compliance

Annual Compliance Trainings at SMPH and UW Health

See info on all annual compliance measures

Influenza

See influenza vaccination specific information

Additional requirements for employees with face-to-face contact with patients or research subjects

Safety and Infection Prevention (SIP) Training

SMPH employees and affiliates who have face-to-face contact with UW Health patients or UW human research subjects are required to complete the UW Health Safety and Infection Prevention (SIP) online training on an annual basis.

Note that the SIP training for the following year is generally released around October of the current year.

Follow the instructions below to access the SIP training.

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I do not have an appointment with UW Health (UW/SMPH only)

Associates of UW/SMPH only who do not have UW Health appointments can self-enroll in SIP training through the U-Learn external portal.

  1. Navigate to UW Health’s U-Learn external portal
  2. Click Sign Up to create your account.
    Learn@UWHealth home screen
  3. All fields are required for sign up. Use your UW email address, which will become your username. Enter “SMPH” for the Security Keyword. Click Sign Up after entering all information.
    Learn@UWHealth sign up screen
  4. You should see the UW Health Safety & Infection Prevention course in the My Learning tile. Click Launch to begin the course.
    Learn@UWHealth Dashboard showing Safety and Infection Control course in My Learning tile

I have a UW Health appointment

UW Health assigns SIP training to UW Health employees. To access the course through the U-Learn internal portal:

  1. Navigate to UW Health’s U-Learn internal portal
  2. Log in with your UW Health username and password
    Log in page for Learn@UW internal portal
  3. Click My Learning from the Learn@UW home page
    Home page for Learn@UW internal home page with My Learning button circled
  4. You should see SIP training listed under “My Plan”. Click Launch to begin the training.
    My Learning page of Learn@UW internal portal with SIC course listed and Launch button circled

Tuberculosis (TB)-Relevant Work Clearance

SMPH employees and affiliates who have face-to-face contact with UW Health patients or UW human research subjects are required to acquire and maintain clearance for tuberculosis (TB)-relevant work through UW Occupational Medicine.

Follow the instructions below to receive TB-relevant work clearance.

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1. Get Wiscard

If you haven’t already gotten your WisCard campus ID, you will need to do that first. You will not be able to use the UW Occupational Medicine system required in the following steps until you get your WisCard.

  1. Visit the WisCard office in Union South to get your WisCard campus ID

2. Complete MyUHS Forms

After waiting at least one day after you pick up your WisCard, log in to MyUHS using your UW Madison NetID and then birthdate.

You will need to complete two forms and a TB risk assessment in MyUHS.

Occupational Medicine Forms

  1. Click on Medical Clearances in the left menu
    • You may need to click the menu button (three horizontal lines) in the top left corner to open the menu
  2. Submit the following forms by clicking the Update button next to the title:
    • OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE: Authorization for Release of Occupational Health Records – this form gives UW Occupational Medicine permission to distribute results of medical services within UW. SMPH will only receive confirmation that you have completed requirements to receive TB-relevant work clearance; we will not receive specific details about your medical services.
    • OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE: Privacy Notice and Consent to Treat – this form gives UW Occupational Medicine permission to provide you with necessary medical services.

TB Risk Assessment Survey

  1. Log on to MyUHS
  2. Click on Messages in the left menu
  3. Click the New Message button
  4. Select the “Questionnaires and Forms” option and click the Continue button
  5. Select the “Occupational Medicine” option and click the Continue button
  6. Select the “TB Risk Assessment” option and click the Continue button
    1. Attach any TB testing documentation you may have had
    2. Attach any positive TB testing or treatment records if that applies
    3. You do not need to attach any records of TB testing you have had done at UW University Health Services (UHS) or Occupational Medicine
  7. Fill out form and click the Send button

Steps to upload additional documents:

  1. Log on to MyUHS
  2. Click on Messages in the left menu
  3. Click the New Message button
  4. Select the “Questionnaires and Forms” option and click the Continue button
  5. Select the “Occupational Medicine” option and click the Continue button
  6. Select “Send a Message to the Occupational Medicine clinic”
  7. Indicate subject and add attachment with records
  8. Select “Send”

3. Notify SMPH HR Compliance

Once you have completed the forms and survey in MyUHS, you will need to send some final information.

Please send an email to SMPH HR Compliance with the following information:

  1. Confirmation that you have completed both forms and the TB Risk Assessment Survey in MyUHS
  2. If you have not completed any TB testing in the past, please confirm that in your email

4. Occupational Medicine Review

Once you have completed your MyUHS Forms, Occupational Medicine will review your materials. You can expect guidance from them based on if you need to set up an appointment, or if you are TB cleared.