Okla. Admin. Code § 310:285-5-10

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 310:285-5-10 - Food employee exclusions and restrictions

(a) The person in charge shall exclude or restrict a food employee from an establishment in accordance with the following:

(1) Except when the symptom is from a noninfectious condition, exclude an employee if the employee is:

(A) Symptomatic with vomiting or diarrhea; or

(B) Symptomatic with vomiting or diarrhea and diagnosed with an infection from Norovirus, Shigella spp., Salmonella (nontyphoidal), or Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli.

(2) Exclude an employee who is:

(A) Jaundiced and the onset of jaundice occurred within the last 7 (seven) calendar days, unless the employee provides to the person in charge written medical documentation from a health practitioner specifying that the jaundice is not caused by hepatitis A virus or other fecal-orally transmitted infection;

(B) Diagnosed with an infection from hepatitis A virus within 14 (fourteen) calendar days from the onset of any illness symptoms, or within 7 (seven) calendar days of the onset of jaundice; or

(C) Diagnosed with an infection from hepatitis A virus without developing symptoms.

(b) Exclude an employee who is diagnosed with Typhoid fever, or reports having had Typhoid fever within the past 3 (three) months as specified under OAC 310:285-5-9(a)(3).

(c) If an employee is diagnosed with an infection from Norovirus and is asymptomatic, restrict the employee.

(d) If an employee is diagnosed with an infection from Shigella spp. and is asymptomatic, restrict the employee.

(e) If an employee is diagnosed with an infection from Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli, and is asymptomatic, restrict the employee.

(f) If an employee is diagnosed with an infection from Salmonella (nontyphoidal) and is asymptomatic, restrict the employee.

(g) If an employee is ill with symptoms of acute onset of sore throat with fever, restrict the employee.

(h) If an employee is infected with a skin lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and not properly covered as specified under OAC 310:285-5-9(a)(1)(E), restrict the employee.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:285-5-10

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021