GA R C omm u nic ab le Di sea se s GA R
W he ne ver an e mpl oye e h as b een dia gno se d b y a ph ysic i an as ha vin g a
c o mmu n i c abl e d i se as e as de f i n ed i n c urr en t r e gu l a t i on , t he e mp l o yee sh a l l r eport t he di a gnos i s an d nat ur e of t h e dise as e t o t he su per i nt en den t so t h a t a pr oper
r ep orti n g ma y b e ma de t o t he co unt y or j oi nt b oar d of h eal t h as r eq uire d b y c urr ent l a w .
A n e mp l o yee aff l i c t e d wit h a c o mmu n i c abl e dise ase d an ger ou s t o t he p u bl i c h ealt h s hall be s us pe nd ed f r o m d ut y for t he d ura t i o n of t he c ont a gi ou sness i n or der t o gi ve ma x i mu m h ealt h pr ote c t i on t o ot her di s t r i c t e mp l o ye es an d t o s t ud ent s .
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b oar d r e ser ves t he
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r e quir e a writ t en s t a t e me nt f ro m
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t he
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T h e e mp l o ye e s hall b e a l l o w ed t o r e t urn t o du t y up on r e co ve r y f ro m t he i l l ne s s , or w he n t he e mp l o ye e i s no l o n ger c ont a gi ou s a s au t h ori zed b y the
e mp l o ye e ' s
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p h ysici an.
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e mp l o ye e ' s p h ys i c i an i n dic a t i n g t ha t t he e mp l o yee i s f r ee f ro m a l l s ymp t o ms of t he co mmu n i ca ble dis eas e .
I f a d i s t r i c t e mp l oye e ha s bee n dia gno se d a s ha vin g a co mmu n i ca ble
d i se ase a nd t he su peri nte nd ent ha s bee n n ot i f i ed b y t he e mplo ye e , as pr o vi de d i n
p ol i c y , t h e su peri nte nd ent s hal l det er min e whe t he r a r e l ease s h a l l be obt a i n ed f r o m t he e mp l o ye e ' s p h ysici an b efo r e t h e e mp l o ye e r e t u rn s t o d ut y .
D e c i s i on s r e gardi n g t he t ype o f e mpl o yme nt set t i n g for a n emp l o yee with a c o mmu n i ca ble dis eas e s hal l b e mad e b y t h e s up er i n t e nd ent b ase d up on
c on s i d erat i o n of t he p h ysic a l co ndit i on of t he e mp l o ye e an d t h e f ol l ow i n g f act ors:
t he na t ur e of t he ri s k;
t he d uration of t he ris k;
t hese verit y of the risk; an d
t he pr oba bi l i t y t ha t t he dis eas e will b e t r an s mitte d or ca use h ar m t o t he e mp l o ye e or t o ot hers wh o wi l l sha r e t h e s a me set t i n g .
N o i n for ma t i o n r e gar din g e mp l o yees w i t h c o mmu n i ca ble di sea ses s hall be r e l ea se d b y distr i c t p ers on nel wit ho ut t he e mp l o ye e ' s c on se nt e xce pt t o co mp l y
w i t h s t a t e or f ed era l s t a t u t es .
A p pr o ve d: K A SB Rec o mme n d a t i o n – 2 / 98 ; 6 / 01 ; 02 / 10 ; 1 2 / 11 R et ur n t o Se ctio n Ind ex
B a c k to Ma ster In d ex
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