In this clip from episode 11 of In the Sterilization Room with Jackie, infection control and prevention expert Jackie Dorst, RDH, BS, talks about how practices should handle staff who have been exposed or tested positive for COVID-19. Dorst discusses the authorities practices can reach out to for guidanceโfrom the CDC to local health departmentsโand the HR resources that are available to help navigate the time off and pay considerations that this will entail. OP
Link to CDC guidance on Potential Exposure at Work as mentioned in the video:ย https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html