68-14-516 - Containment of disease transmission by employees. - Tennessee Statutes

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68-14-516. Containment of disease transmission by employees.

(a) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may secure a morbidity history of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated.

(b) The commissioner may require any of the following:

(1) The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the establishment;

(2) The immediate closing of the facility until in the commissioner's opinion no further danger of disease outbreak exists;

(3) Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or

(4) Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.

[Acts 1990, ch. 884, § 17.]

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68-14-516. Containment of disease transmission by employees.

(a) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may secure a morbidity history of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated.

(b) The commissioner may require any of the following:

(1) The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the establishment;

(2) The immediate closing of the facility until in the commissioner's opinion no further danger of disease outbreak exists;

(3) Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or

(4) Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.

[Acts 1990, ch. 884, § 17.]

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68-14-516. Containment of disease transmission by employees.

(a) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may secure a morbidity history of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated.

(b) The commissioner may require any of the following:

(1) The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the establishment;

(2) The immediate closing of the facility until in the commissioner's opinion no further danger of disease outbreak exists;

(3) Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or

(4) Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.

[Acts 1990, ch. 884, § 17.]