Allied Health Program Requirements — PT, OT, RT, Surgical Tech, Rad Tech
Program Health Requirements
Content last reviewed 2026-09-12 · Educational information — not medical advice
Quick answer
Allied-health programs mirror nursing clearance: TB screening, MMR/varicella/hep-B titers, Tdap, flu, drug screening — enforced before clinical affiliations. Surgical and rad-tech tracks add extra bloodborne-pathogen rigor.
Who this covers
Affiliation contracts drive everything
Hospitals hosting student rotations extend employee-grade clearance requirements to students; program compliance offices translate that into checklist form.
High-exposure tracks
Surgical technology and radiography involve sharps/fluid exposure daily — hep-B response documentation gets scrutinized hardest there.
Rehabilitation disciplines
PT/OT programs in home-health rotations sometimes add additional infectious-disease screening per agency clients.
Order the required tests
Direct-access laboratory testing — no doctor visit needed. Results arrive as forwardable PDFs that satisfy most compliance offices.
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