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