Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The person in
charge shall adhere to the following conditions when removing, adjusting, or
retaining the exclusion or restriction of an employee: Except when an employee
is diagnosed with Typhoid fever or an infection from hepatitis A virus:
(1) Reinstate an employee who was excluded as
specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(a)(1) if the employee:
(A) Is asymptomatic for at least 24 (twenty
four) hours; or
(B) Provides to the
person in charge written medical documentation from a health practitioner that
states the symptom is from a noninfectious condition.
(2) If an employee was diagnosed with an
infection from Norovirus and excluded as specified under OAC
310:285-5-10(a)(2), restrict the employee, who is asymptomatic for at least 24
(twenty four) hours, until the conditions for reinstatement as specified under
(d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section are met; or
(3) If an employee was diagnosed with an
infection from Shigella spp. and excluded as specified under OAC
310:285-5-10(a)(2), adjusting exclusion for food employee who was symptomatic
and is now asymptomatic. Restrict the food employee, who is asymptomatic for at
least twenty four (24) hours and works in a food service establishment not
serving a highly susceptible population, until the conditions for reinstatement
as specified in (a)(5)(A) or (a)(5)(B) of this Section are met; or
(4) If an employee was diagnosed with an
infection from Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli and excluded as specified
under OAC 310:285-5-10(a)(2), restrict the employee, who is asymptomatic for at
least 24 (twenty four) hours, until the conditions for reinstatement as
specified under (f)(1) or (f)(2) of this section are met; or
(5) If an employee was diagnosed with an
infection from Salmonella (nontyphoidal) and excluded as specified under OAC
310:285-5-10(a)(2):
(A) Restrict the
employee, who is asymptomatic for at least 30 (thirty) days until conditions
for reinstatement as specified under (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this section are met;
or
(B) Retain the exclusion for the
employee who is symptomatic, until conditions for reinstatement as specified
under Paragraphs (g)(1) or (g)(2) of this section are met.
(b) Reinstate an
employee who was excluded as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(b) if the person
in charge obtains approval from the Department and one of the following
conditions is met:
(1) The employee has been
jaundiced for more than 7 (seven) calendar days;
(2) The employee has been symptomatic with
symptoms other than jaundice for more than 14 (fourteen) calendar days; or
(3) The employee provides to the
person in charge written medical documentation from a health practitioner
stating that the employee is free of a hepatitis A virus infection.
(c) Reinstate an employee who was
excluded as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(c) if:
(1) The person in charge obtains approval
from the Department; and
(2) The
employee provides to the person in charge written medical documentation from a
health practitioner that states the employee is free from Typhoid fever.
(d) Reinstate an
employee who was excluded as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(a)(2), who was
restricted under OAC 310:285-5-10(d) if the person in charge obtains approval
from the Department and one of the following conditions is met:
(1) The excluded or restricted employee
provides to the person in charge written medical documentation from a health
practitioner stating that the employee is free of a Norovirus infection;
(2) The employee was excluded or
restricted after symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea resolved, and more than 48
(forty eight) hours have passed since the employee became asymptomatic; or
(3) The employee was excluded or
restricted and did not develop symptoms and more than 48 (forty eight) hours
have passed since the employee was diagnosed.
(e) Reinstate an employee who was excluded as
specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(a)(2) or (e) or who was restricted under OAC
310:285-5-10(e) if the person in charge obtains approval from the Department
and one of the following conditions is met:
(1) The excluded or restricted employee
provides to the person in charge written medical documentation from a health
practitioner stating that the employee is free of a Shigella spp. infection
based on test results showing 2 (two) consecutive negative stool specimen
cultures that are taken:
(A) Not earlier than
48 (forty eight) hours after discontinuance of antibiotics, and
(B) At least 24 (twenty four) hours apart;
(2) The employee was
excluded or restricted after symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea resolved, and
more than 7 (seven) calendar days have passed since the food employee became
asymptomatic; or
(3) The employee
was excluded or restricted and did not develop symptoms and more than 7 (seven)
calendar days have passed since the food employee was diagnosed.
(f) Reinstate an employee who was
excluded or restricted as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(a)(2) or who was
restricted under OAC 310:285-5-10(f) if the person in charge obtains approval
from the Department and one of the following conditions is met:
(1) The excluded or restricted employee
provides to the person in charge written medical documentation from a health
practitioner stating that the employee is free of an infection from Shiga
Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli based on test results that show 2 (two)
consecutive negative stool specimen cultures that are taken:
(A) Not earlier than 48 (forty eight) hours
after discontinuance of antibiotics; and
(B) At least 24 (twenty four) hours apart;
(2) The employee was
excluded or restricted after symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea resolved and more
than 7 (seven) calendar days have passed since the employee became
asymptomatic; or
(3) The employee
was excluded or restricted and did not develop symptoms and more than 7 (seven)
days have passed since the employee was diagnosed.
(g) Reinstate an employee who was excluded as
specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(a)(2) or who was restricted as specified under
OAC 310:285-5-10(g) if the person in charge obtains approval from the
Department and one of the following conditions is met:
(1) The excluded or restricted employee
provides to the person in charge written medical documentation from a health
practitioner stating that the employee is free of a Salmonella (nontyphoidal)
infection based on test results showing 2 (two) consecutive negative stool
specimen cultures that are taken;
(A) Not
earlier than 48 (forty eight) hours after discontinuance of antibiotics, and
(B) At least 24 (twenty four)
hours apart;
(2) The
employee was restricted after symptoms of vomiting or diarrhea resolved, and
more than 30 (thirty) days have passed since the employee became asymptomatic;
or
(3) The employee was excluded or
restricted and did not develop symptoms and more than 30 (thirty) days have
passed since the employee was diagnosed.
(h) Reinstate an employee who was excluded or
restricted as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(h) if the employee provides to
the person in charge written medical documentation from a health practitioner
stating that the employee meets one of the following conditions:
(1) Has received antibiotic therapy for
Streptococcus pyogenes infection for more than 24 (twenty four) hours;
(2) Has at least one negative
throat specimen culture for Streptococcus pyogenes infection; or
(3) Is otherwise determined by a health
practitioner to be free of a Streptococcus pyogenes infection.
(4) Reinstate an employee who was restricted
as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(i) if the skin, infected wound, cut, or
pustular boil is properly covered with one of the following:
(A) An impermeable cover such as a finger cot
or stall and a single-use glove over the impermeable cover if the infected
wound or pustular boil is on the hand, finger, or wrist;
(B) An impermeable cover on the arm if the
infected wound or pustular boil is on the arm; or
(C) A dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage if
the infected wound or pustular boil is on another part of the body.
