Medicine Disbursement to Employees Policy

Policy #: 
HRC 503.007
Executive Owner: 
Director Human Resources
Scope: 

All AdventHealth University employees (faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, contract workers and student workers).

Purpose: 

Provide guidance for over-the-counter medicine requests made by employees to other employees and mitigate risk to employees and the University. 

Policy: 

AdventHealth University will not provide or distribute any over-the-counter medications to employees.  Over-the-counter and prescription medication may be brought to work and kept under the control of the individual employee. It is not acceptable to share any medication with co-workers, students or guests, including over-the-counter medications.  Prescription medication must be current and prescribed by a healthcare professional. Any medication taken by the employee must not interfere with the ability to safely perform job duties.

Keyword: 

Committees

CommitteeDate VotedMinutes Code
Health & SafetyMonday, July 12, 202121:04
President's CouncilMonday, August 2, 202121:61
Approved by: 
Edwin Hernandez
Effective Date: 
Monday, August 2, 2021
Review Date: 
Wednesday, March 2, 2022