Occupational Health Services: Costs
UCOP funding covers most costs for pre-authorized occupational health services.
What is covered
Funding from UCOP Risk Management covers the cost of pre-authorized occupational health services received by paid employees or registered volunteers through the EH&S Occupational Health Nurse and UC San Diego Center for Occupational & Environmental Medicine (COEM).
Funding covers services such as:
- Pre-placement exams/screening
- Vaccinations
- TB testing
- Animal research OHSP screening
- Respirator medical screening
- BSL3/2+ medical screening
- Medical consults for high-risk biological agents
Excluded from coverage are respirator fit tests and ergonomic assessments provided by the EH&S Occupational Health & Hygiene (OHHS) division.
For staff who are not in a UC San Diego paid or registered volunteer assignment (see Who is covered below) local EH&S funding will currently continue to cover vaccination costs. Other medical services or screening costs for non-covered staff will be recharged to the department account code.
Who is covered
| Covered 1 | Not covered 2 |
|---|---|
| UC San Diego staff | Visiting scientist/researcher |
| UC San Diego faculty | Affiliate |
| UC San Diego registered volunteer | Non-registered volunteer |
| UC San Diego-paid undergraduate student | Non-paid undergraduate student |
| UC San Diego-paid graduate student | Non-paid graduate student |
1 Covered assignments must provide their department recharge account code to COEM to be used for tracking purposes.
2 Not covered assignments must have an approved form from the COEM provider to recharge the EH&S account code for vaccination costs. COEM may also ask for your department recharge account code for tracking purposes.
Get pre-authorization for services
COEM is the only acceptable service providers for UC San Diego personnel.
COEM services must be pre-authorized by their office to be covered by UCOP funding.
- Contact COEM below this page to obtain pre-authorization for services before making a COEM appointment.
Department recharge account code
Employees must provide a department account code when receiving services, generally to be used for tracking purposes only. However, if services have not been authorized by the COEM provider, the department account code will be recharged.