[MCOH-EH] COVID19

[Charles Hackett]

Thank you very much

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> On Mar 7, 2020, at 1:39 AM, Susan Higgins <SHiggins at sturdymemorial.org> wrote:
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> From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces+shiggins=sturdymemorial.org at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Charles Hackett
> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2020 3:40 PM
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> Subject: [SPAM-BF] [MCOH-EH] COVID19
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> Our HR leadership has asked us to reach out to other health care colleagues for some guidance around employees that are or maybe quarantined because of COVID19.
> If an employee is determined to be quarantined for 14 days because of inadvertent exposure and are clinically well, are they being paid and if so how. We have a Precautionary Excused Pay (PEP) Policy which is typically used when someone feels well but we put them out of work (conjunctivitis, shingles..) the policy pays for up to 5 days. We are extending the 5 days to 14 days  for COVID-19
> The organization through CDC and local public health guidance is saying you must stay home and self monitor.
> Are you paying them? Yes
> Are benefits continuing?Yes
> Do you bypass whatever you have in place related to necessary documentation after a days off threshold?YEs
> Is it a special payroll coding? Yes
> Is it PTO? No PEP
> Is it different for your unionized workforce? We do not have a union
> Thank you.
> Charlie Hackett MD, MPH
> Lifespan
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