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::. Eligibility

  • Everyone at the NIH is entitled to receive emergency medical care in OMS.


  • Everyone at the NIH must report their work-related injuries to OMS as soon as possible within 24 hours. Serious injuries need to be reported immediately.


    • OMS provides clinical care to everyone at the NIH who reports an occupational injury within 24 hours of its occurrence.


    • If a non-Federal employee reports an occupational injury more than 24 hours after the accident, the OMS clinician is only permitted to record the circumstances of the incident.


    • OMS provides initial evaluation, treatment, and follow-up medical care to anyone at the NIH who sustains a possible exposure to HIV, monkey B virus, or other potentially life-threatening human pathogen.


    • OMS is not permitted to provide follow-up medical care to non-Federal employees if the injury did not involve a potential exposure to a life-threatening human pathogen.


  • Only NIH employees are eligible to participate in OMS surveillance programs and receive the other routine medical services it offers. NIH employees must meet applicable eligibility criteria for participation in OMS surveillance programs.
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