Update: Mandatory flu shots for HCA workers

Dear HCA OCEA member, 

I am contacting you regarding the verification process the Health Care Agency (HCA) has established regarding mandatory flu vaccinations. The agency has directed that flu vaccination records and certifications be sent directly to Employee Health Services by email at ehs@ochca.com. The County has confirmed that only Employee Health Services personnel have access to this email address box and that this has been the protocol employed to confirm required vaccinations since at least 2009.

HCA has also directed that medical and religious exemption forms be emailed directly to RTW Coordinator Brianna Woods at bwoods@ochca.com. To safeguard your privacy and confidentiality, OCEA strongly recommends that you transmit this information from your County computer if feasible. We have confirmed that you may use your County computer for this purpose.

To help minimize confusion, OCEA also strongly recommends that you include your employee identification number with any documentation you submit. Please contact me at bharris@ocea.org, or your OCEA HCA labor representatives Kate Wolf (kwolf@ocea.org) or Veronica Rodarte (vrodarte@ocea.org) if you have any questions.

In Solidarity,

Bridgette Harris
OCEA Operations Manager

Publication Date: September 23, 2020