Is it normal to need a physical before volunteering in a clinical setting?

[Doctoscope]

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So, I currently don't have insurance, and am in the process of being "hired" as a volunteer as a hospice. They said that one of the requirements is to get a physical + TB test. Since I was vaccinated for TB as a child, I can't get the skin test, and I'll need the X-ray, which comes out to ~100 bucks with the physical.

Being the insanely cheap person that I am, needing to show you're healthy (at least the TB test) is normal if you want to volunteer at a hospice or a hospital, right? I guess I'd rather not get the physical if I don't have to, and if this hospice is an exception in requiring a physical I might look into other ones. Thanks for answering my stupid question.

 

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So, I currently don't have insurance, and am in the process of being "hired" as a volunteer as a hospice. They said that one of the requirements is to get a physical + TB test. Since I was vaccinated for TB as a child, I can't get the skin test, and I'll need the X-ray, which comes out to ~100 bucks with the physical.

Being the insanely cheap person that I am, needing to show you're healthy (at least the TB test) is normal if you want to volunteer at a hospice or a hospital, right? I guess I'd rather not get the physical if I don't have to, and if this hospice is an exception in requiring a physical I might look into other ones. Thanks for answering my stupid question.

For the TB, that is normal yes. See how much the quantiferon lab test runs.

 

[Catalystik]

So, I currently don't have insurance, and am in the process of being "hired" as a volunteer as a hospice. They said that one of the requirements is to get a physical + TB test. Since I was vaccinated for TB as a child, I can't get the skin test, and I'll need the X-ray, which comes out to ~100 bucks with the physical.

Being the insanely cheap person that I am, needing to show you're healthy (at least the TB test) is normal if you want to volunteer at a hospice or a hospital, right? I guess I'd rather not get the physical if I don't have to, and if this hospice is an exception in requiring a physical I might look into other ones. Thanks for answering my stupid question.

The TB test requirement is usual, and needing some other titers/vaccines is common. Requiring a physical is not.