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Updated Return to Work Guidelines- Revised

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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 +
    • 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 Employee demonstrates resolving symptoms, Employee can retest with Kroger Little Clinics or Community Test Site on day 6 or 7 using a rapid Antigen Test (Home Tests will not be accepted). 
      • If Negative Rapid Antigen on day 6 or 7 and resolving symptoms they may return to work upon clearance from Employee Health on day 8
      • If Employee Rapid Antigen Test remains COVID + on day 7 they will need to serve out the remainder of the initial 10 day quarantine period. 

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

May 11, 2022
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