[MCOH-EH] Clearance to RTW after + COVID

[Deanna Prater]

We allow our employees to return 7 days with a negative home test, 
provided they are generally feeling improved and fever-free for at least 
24 hours.  Unless immunocompromised or with severe illness, all 
employees can return to work after 10 days regardless of home test 
results provided the are generally feeling improved and fever-free for 
at least 24 hours.

Deanna Prater BSN, RN
Director of Infection Control, Employee Health & Safety
Lower Umpqua Hospital District
600 Ranch Road
Reedsport, Oregon 97467
(541) 271-6323
Fax: (541) 271-6353
dprater at luhonline.com


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>Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 17:00:00 +0000
>From: "Ali, Regina" <Regina.Ali at hhchealth.org>
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>Subject: Re: [MCOH-EH] Clearance to RTW after + COVID
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>We allow our employees to return on their own after 10 days provided they are able to pass their safePass screening.
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>Regina Ali, BSN, RN, BC
>Colleague Health Nurse Manager
>Central Region
>Hartford HealthCare
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>From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Angeli Mancuso
>Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 7:15 PM
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>Hi All:
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>Bit of clarification to this question: do you require clearance from EHS before RTW after 10 days or do you allow employees to return with their own self-assessment? We want to decrease the volume of phone calls by putting out a decision tree and empowering employees to return without actually speaking with an EHS nurse.
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>Does anyone know if an actual clearance is required by OSHA, public health, etc? Or have we just gotten in our own way?
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>Angeli Mancuso, RN | Cottage Health
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>From: Pamela Caudill <Pamela.Caudill at FlaglerHealth.org>
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>Subject: [MCOH-EH] COVID medical exemptions
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>Hello!
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>Are any of you having staff complete a new medical exemption to include being exempt from the Novavax vaccine, even if they already have an approved medical exemption on file?
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>Pam Caudill, BSN RN
>Employee Health Services
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