Notice of Possible COVID-19 Exposure
RE: Notice of COVID-19 Potential Exposure
Dear Health Care Worker,
This letter is to advise you that a member of our workforce tested positive for COVID-19 and was present in the area identified below during the infectious period.
In addition, Loma Linda University Health has implemented CDC-compliant cleaning practices pertaining to disinfection of the workplace and proper PPE precautions during patient care. A copy of Loma Linda University’s cleaning and disinfection plan is available here: https://one.lluh.org/coronavirus-updates-and-information/covid-exposure-notifications
Contact Tracing:
Please be aware that Loma Linda University Health routinely perform(s) contact tracing when a worker tests positive. This is done to identify those workers at risk for contracting COVID-19 and situations when COVID-19 testing is recommended. If you are identified as one of these individuals, you will be contacted by Employee Health separately from this email notification.
Benefits Information:
Federal/State/Local information
The following benefits may be available to health care workers who were exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace:
- Workers’ compensation benefits FAQ under SB1159: Health Care workers who test positive for COVID-19 and believe they contracted it from work can apply for Workers’ compensation benefits by reporting this to their supervisor and calling the injury hotline at 855-500-LLUH to file a claim.
- COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave available through September 30, 2021
- State short-term disability https://edd.ca.gov/claims.htm
- Family Medical Leave/California Family Rights Act Leave. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla
- California Paid Sick Leave under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Family Act of 2014 https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ab1522.html
- Exclusion pay under the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards on COVID-19 https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/COVID19FAQs.html
LLUH Benefits information
For LLUH Entity-Specific Benefit information, please visit the following webpage on OnePortal: https://one.lluh.org/coronavirus-updates-and-information/covid-exposure-notifications
If you have any questions about any of these benefits or policies, we encourage you to reach out to your Human Resources representative Health Care workers seeking information about these benefits or using these benefits will not be subject to discrimination or retaliation.
https://one.lluh.org/vip/Departments/LLUSS-Departments/Human-Resource-Management
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We would like to remind everyone not to congregate in nursing stations, break rooms, or other communal areas. It is imperative that you adhere to physical distancing guidelines and remain masked at all times. This is true even if you have received the vaccine. Please also ensure you are adhering to all other safety practices, such as strict hand hygiene.
If you have no symptoms of COVID-19, you should continue to report to work. If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, do not come to work, immediately isolate yourself at home, and contact your Primary Care Provider (if no known work exposure) OR Occupational Medicine (if known work exposure) to arrange for COVID-19 testing. Do not return to work until you meet all the appropriate criteria in our return to work algorithms posted on the one portal.
The symptoms of COVID-19 commonly include fever, chills, and cough. Symptoms may also include difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle aches, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, runny nose, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Symptoms can develop within two to 14 days after exposure (typically around five days for most people). Some people who test positive may not develop any symptoms. Additional information is available on the CDC website.
