Updated Return to Work Guidelines

Update to COVID-19 testing and Employee Health guidance issued on 5.9.22.  

• Employees are no longer required to call Employee Health for a COVID-19 test referral. 
• Employees are to seek testing from their PCP or community PCR testing site
• Employees are to:
  • Call Employee Health with their witnessed PCR COVID-19 test results (at home antigen test results will not be accepted for removal from work). 
  • Forward a copy of their PCR test result to Employee Health.

Effective 5.9.22, Employee Health will adapt to the CDC testing model for earlier return to work.

• If employee tests COVID+
  • The employee is to contact Employee Health with positive PCR test results and Employee Health will assist with calculating their ten day quarantine and return to work date.
    • If the employee demonstrates resolving symptoms, employees can retest with Kroger Little Clinics or community test sites on day six or seven using a rapid antigen test (home tests will not be accepted). 
    • Antigen testing is NOT available at any Kettering Health On-Demand Care clinics, Urgent Cares, or at your local Kettering Physician Network offices
    • If the employee tests negative with a rapid antigen test on day six or seven and has resolving symptoms, they may return to work upon clearance from Employee Health on day eight
    • If employee’s rapid antigen test remains COVID+ on day seven, they will need to serve out the remainder of the initial ten day quarantine period. 

Employee Health will notify the employees leader of the documented positive COVID-19 test result and return to work date.