beckiand

You seriously don't think the employer has the right to know that a healthcare worker has a medical condition that could adversely effect patients? That's just ignorant, so I'm going to ignore your suggestion. It must be a sensitive subject for you to respond with such venom! No matter. I think I have everything I need now to proceed with the complaint and feel good about it. I don't require your opinion or approval. I know it's the right thing to do.

Thank you, this was a helpful and honest response, which I agree with completely. I also agree that a person who has a communicable disease & uses standard precautionary procedures should be protected from scrutiny or discrimination. I specifically did not say why I would approach the complaint as an issue of moral turpitude, rather than an issue of precautionary practice, because I don't believe this is the format for such a discussion. I also don't believe I am qualified to make that judgement, so I intend to communicate what I witnessed to people who CAN make that determination and defer to their qualified judgement. I can assure you that this is not a 'protected' individual because they are adamant about withholding the information from their employer and that only serves to make me very concerned about the ethics of this individual, specifically their ability to adhere to standard precautionary practices which might arouse suspicion in co-workers or superiors. I will say only that I thought what I saw with my own eyes was incredibly unprofessional and when I confronted the individual, their response was totally unsatisfactory. That is strictly my opinion, however, so I will defer to the judgement of those who know better than I and leave it at that. I could certainly be wrong... Thank you again for your honest input!

Actually I do, but I am preparing to submit a complaint against someone working in Tennessee that I feel does NOT have good moral character and shouldn't be working with patients. I'm sure you don't know anyone like that, but unfortunately, they exist and if that person were to transmit a communicable disease which they are desperate to hide from their employer, well, I would feel terrible for not reporting it. Sorry f you don't agree...

Some states require the submission of a 'declaration of good moral character/turpitude' form for licensing/practicing and I was curious if Tennessee has such a requirement?