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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]For those of you who have full-time in-home nannies, what healthcare screening did you require before employment? Our pediatrician is recommending HIV, HepC, TB test, and TDAP vaccine. Seems much to me, but I'm a FTM so I'm not experienced in these things.

Also, for those of you who provide healthcare benefits, did you outsource this to a company or have the nanny acquire her own healthcare coverage and contribute $ towards her premium?

Thanks![/quote]

If you are willing to pay for all those tests and vaccines, you can try and see if candidates are willing to go along with your wishes. I am not sure how you will be able to trust the results, since I doubt any doctor is going to break HIPPA laws for you and tell you the private test results of another adult that you do not have legal control over.

That said, I think asking a nanny to get the whooping cough vaccine and the flu shot is not out of line, but some nannies are passionately anti-vaxing.

Healthcare dollars are not taxable, and there is a process you go through to ensure you and your nanny have the proof available to offer the IRS when it comes to avoiding tax on that money. I would assume nanny could manage to find a plan - offering to help is fine, but she may say no.[/quote]

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