TIA is complying with Governor Kemp’s COVID-19 Administrative Order issued by the Department of Public Health:
Employees must notify HR if you fall under the following categories:
- Have chronic lung disease or are undergoing cancer treatment
- Have received a positive lab-confirmed test for COVID-19, or are suspected to have COVID-19 based on symptoms and a known exposure to a person with COVID-19, or have been in close contact with a person with known or suspected COVID-19
Isolation
1. Persons With Known COVID-19.Upon notification by a healthcare provider, public health official, or clinical laboratory of a positive laboratory-confirmed test for COVID-19, the person testing positive for COVID-19 shall immediately isolate himself or herself at home or another location approved by the Department.
2. Persons With Suspected COVID-19.Upon notification by a healthcare provider or public health official of suspected COVID-19 infection based on symptoms and a known exposure to a person with COVID-19, the person with suspected COVID-19 infection shall immediately isolate himself or herself at home or another location approved by the Department.
3. Each isolated person shall avoid unnecessary physical contact with any and all persons and shall comply fully with the Isolation Protocol which may be updated from time to time based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
4. Each isolated person shall remain in isolation until such time as he or she no longer presents a risk of infection to the public, as determined by the Isolation Protocol then in effect. As of the date of this Administrative Order, the Isolation Protocol requires an isolated person to remain in isolation until:
• the person’s fever has been gone for at least seventy-two (72) hours, without taking fever-reducing medication, and
• the person’s other symptoms have resolved, and
• at least seven (7) days have elapsed from the date symptoms began.
Quarantine
1. Persons With COVID-19 Exposure Likely to Result in Infection. Upon notification by a healthcare provider, public health official, or isolated person of exposure to COVID-19 based on close contact (within six (6) feet for a prolonged period of time) with a person who must be isolated as provided herein, the person so exposed shall immediately quarantine himself or herself at home or another location approved by the Department.
2. Each quarantined person shall remain at home or in the approved quarantine location for a period of fourteen (14) days from the person’s last known exposure to COVID-19. An exception to the requirement for quarantine applies in the event of an emergency, such as a fire or natural disaster, or if the person requires treatment in a healthcare facility.
3. During the period of quarantine, the quarantined person shall take his or her temperature twice per day and monitor any symptoms of respiratory illness. If at any time the quarantined person’s temperature is above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, or if the quarantined person experiences cough or shortness of breath, the quarantined person shall be considered a person with suspected COVID-19 and shall follow the requirements for isolation set forth above.