Tobacco-Free/Vape-Free Grounds

The use of any  tobacco and vaping product is prohibited by staff, clients, visitors and vendors on property that is owned, operated, leased, occupied, or controlled by NKY Health, including personal and company vehicles in these areas.  

Because the Campbell County Health Center (CCHC) is located in the Campbell County Fiscal Court Building, the fiscal court's policies will apply to the site.  

When they are more restrictive than NKY Health's policies, the fiscal court's policies will also apply to NKY Health staff at CCHC. Otherwise,  NKY Health's policies will apply to staff.

• Each NKY Health site will have approved tobacco-free/vape-free grounds signs posted in parking lots, on entrance doors and inside the  building. 

• During orientation, supervisors will train staff to address noncompliance.  

• Staff will inform clients, visitors and vendors of the tobacco-free/vape-free policy at the time of an appointment.  Clients, visitors and vendors  in violation of the policy will be reminded of the policy politely.  If the problem persists they will be asked to leave the property. 

• Any problems with enforcement or adherence to this policy should be brought to the attention of the appropriate supervisor and handled through the normal chain-of-command.   

• Employees who violate this policy will be subject to the same disciplinary actions that accompany infractions of other NKY Health policies, up to and including termination of  employment.   (See section 6.25, "Use of Tobacco and/or Vaping Products" of NKY Health's Guide to Personnel Policies for more information.)

• Information concerning tobacco cessation for employees is available on the Worksite Wellness Site. 

• Smoking:  inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, pipe, or other device which produces smoke or vapor.

• Tobacco  Products: all forms of tobacco, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and smokeless tobacco products. Nicotine  Replacement Therapy (NRT) products approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) are not considered a tobacco product.       

• Vaping  Products: all forms of water pipes (hookah), electronic cigarettes, and other e-liquids producing smoke or vapor. 

• Property: buildings and structures, grounds, parking structures, sidewalks, parking lots, and vehicles.   

• Staff:  Any person who is employed by NKY Health, is representing NKY Health as a volunteer or is is supplementing NKY Health's staff as an employee of another entity. 

• Client:  Any person who seeks or receives services from NKY Health. 

• Visitor:  Any person who is not an employee of NKY Health who comes to visit or meet with a staff person, to seek advice, to receive materials, to provide presentations/trainings, or to attend a meeting or class or is on NKY Health property for any other reason. 

• Vendor:   Any person who delivers goods, supplies or seeks to set up services, whether or not a contract is in place. 

6/20/2023

• Added Revision Log

11/16/2023

• Revised Personnel Policy reference.

• Changed contact from Human Resources to Worksite Wellness.