The return-to-work guidance for health care workers coming back from SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) infection has been updated based on new recommendations from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The changes have been reviewed and approved by the Regional Infection Control Committee and other key KFHP/H and TPMG stakeholders. The attached new guidance includes the following:

  1. Removal of testing requirement upon return.
  2. On-site work can resume 3 days after symptom onset or a positive test (if asymptomatic), provided there has been no fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication and symptoms have improved or resolved. First day of symptoms or day of positive test if asymptomatic is day 0, making the earliest possible return on day 4.
  3. Source control with well-fitting face mask or N95 is required for 10 days after symptom-onset or positive test (if asymptomatic) while at work is still required.