All state agencies and authorities must abide by the following protocols for employees who report symptoms of illness associated with the COVID-19 virus.
Any symptomatic employee should not report to work.
All New York State employees must monitor themselves for possible symptoms, such as:
- fever,
- cough,
- shortness of breath, or
- respiratory infection/distress.
Any employee experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19 shall immediately report symptoms via the online COVID-19 Reporting Form. The link to the COVID-19 Reporting Form can also be found on the Faculty and Staff portal under the Personnel and Employment menu.
The supervisor and Human Resources (HR) will immediately direct the employee to leave work, if they are currently at work, or stay home, if they are not at work.
The supervisor shall request and record the latest contact information for the employee, including home or mobile telephone numbers, so that HR can reach them for follow up information.
If the employee is experiencing severe symptoms and requires urgent medical attention, the supervisor should call 911 and notify the dispatcher that the distressed employee may have COVID-19 symptoms, so that emergency medical service responders may use appropriate precautions.
HR will get in touch with the employee via the information provided to the supervisor in order to:
- inquire about current symptoms, and
- direct the employee to call a health care provider and seek testing. The employee should first contact their primary health care practitioner to see if they are available and able to collect a sample for testing. If not, the employee should contact the New York State COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-364-3065 to be referred to a regional testing site that can collect and submit a sample for testing. The employee must notify HR of the test results as soon as they are received. Test results will be verified by the New York State Department of Health (DOH),
- inquire about their potential contact and interactions with other employees and students at the college.
Based on the information received the college will proceed in accordance with college policies.
