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COVID Guidelines for Staff/Students with Chronic Health Conditions and Acute Illnesses

COVID-19 Exposure and Positive Case Protocol

Steps to Follow When a Staff Member Discloses a Close Contact to a Positive COVID Individual Outside of Work

Isolation Rooms

Required Isolation Room Equipment

In light of recent NM Department of Health guidance dated October 2, 2020, some level of conservative caution is required with an illness that often presents with mild non-specific symptoms. Employees who arrive at their work site for their daily Wellness Screen and report acute symptoms such as runny nose, itchy/sore throat, cough, gastrointestinal issues and/or headache will not be cleared to work for the day. They will be instructed to obtain a COVID test and self-quarantine at home until negative results are received. In order to return to work, results must be presented to the school nurse or their direct supervisor if there is not a school nurse at their work site. Employees who have diagnosed chronic conditions such as asthma, allergies (including seasonal allergies), migraine/cluster/chronic headache condition and stomach/gastrointestinal conditions which present with symptoms such as runny nose, itchy/sore throat, chronic cough will not be cleared to work. They will be instructed to obtain a baseline COVID test and submit a Health Care Provider’s note to the school nurse indicating the symptoms the employee is experiencing is normal for that individual and considered their baseline for their specific chronic illness/symptoms. COVID testing can be scheduled (at no cost) on the following website: cvtestreg.nmhealth.org NM Department of Health COVID hotline: 855-600-3453 We are encouraging these individuals with chronic conditions to contact their provider ASAP to obtain documentation, as it is expected that primary care providers and specialist offices are going to be inundated with these requests. Please contact your school nurse if you have any questions or concerns. Per NM Department of Health, a negative Rapid COVID test will not be accepted as a negative test. It must be a PCR (nasal swab) test. We will also not be accepting the IgG and IgM antibody (finger stick or blood draw) test as a negative test.