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All employees reporting to work will be screened for respiratory symptoms and have their body temperature taken as a precautionary measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Every employee will be screened, including having his or her temperature taken, when reporting to work. Employees should report to entrance upon arrival at work and prior to entering any other areas of the office.

Each employee will be screened using a touchless forehead/ temporal artery thermometer. The employee's temperature and answers to respiratory symptom questions will be documented, and the record will be maintained as a private medical record.

An employee who has a fever at or above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or who is experiencing symptoms of the virus will be sent home. The employee should monitor his or her symptoms and call a doctor or use telemedicine if concerned about the symptoms.

An employee sent home can return to work when:

• He or she has had no fever for at least 24 hours without taking medication to reduce fever during that time; AND
• Any respiratory symptoms (cough and shortness of breath) have improved; AND
• At least ten (10) days have passed since the symptoms began.

An employee may return to work earlier if a doctor confirms the cause of an employee's fever or other symptoms is not COVID-19 and releases the employee to return to work in writing.

An employee who experiences fever and/or respiratory symptoms while home should not report to work. Instead, the employee should contact his or her immediate supervisor for further direction.