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

  1. Complete Form 4 Employee COVID Close Contact Outside of Work while speaking with the employee.

  2. Ask employee for list of individuals with whom they have had meaningful contact. Meaningful contact is contact greater than 3 minutes and less than 6 feet with or without masks at work after close contact with COVID positive individual. These identified individuals are considered secondary contacts

  3. Inform employee they will need to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days from date of last exposure to COVID positive person. This can extend past 14 days if the positive individual lives in the same household and the employee doesn’t test positive for COVID.

    1. Provide employee with the following information:

      1. With name and contact information for Human Resources contact to assist with leave.

      2. Phone number for the NM Department of Health (NMDOH) COVID hotline

    2. Send completed form to Sandy Peugh and Shawna Bailey in Health Services

  4. Notify secondary contacts of exposure and to monitor for symptoms.