Updated Return to Work Guidelines

Update to COVID-19 testing and Employee Health guidance issued on March 9, 2022:  

• Employees are no longer required to call Employee Health for a COVID-19 test referral. 
• Employees are to seek testing from their primary care provier or a 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 May 10, 2022, Employee Health will adapt to the CDC testing model for earlier return to work.

• If Employee Tests positive for COVID-19:
  • 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 their primary care provider 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 rapid antigen test remains positive for COVID-19 on day 7, they will need to serve out the remainder of the initial 10 day quarantine period. 

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