As a reminder of the COVID-19 testing and Employee Health guidance issued on 5.9.22: 

• Employees are no longer required to call Employee Health for a COVID-19 test referral.   
• Employees are to seek testing from their PCP or community PCR testing site 

• Employees are to: 
  • Call Employee Health with their witnessed PCR COVID-19 test results (at home antigen test results will not be accepted for removal from work).   
  • Forward a copy of their PCR test result to Employee Health.  

Effective 5.9.22, Employee Health will adapt to the CDC testing model for earlier return to work.  

• If employee tests COVID+  
  • The employee is to contact Employee Health with positive PCR test results and Employee Health will assist with calculating their ten-day quarantine and return to work date. 
    • If the employee demonstrates resolving symptoms, employees can retest with Kroger Little Clinics or community test sites on day six or seven using a rapid antigen test (home tests will not be accepted).   
    • Antigen testing is NOT available at any Kettering Health On-Demand Care clinics, Urgent Cares, or at your local Kettering Physician Network offices 
    • If the employee tests negative with a rapid antigen test on day six or seven and has resolving symptoms, they may return to work upon clearance from Employee Health on day eight. 
    • If employee’s rapid antigen test remains COVID+ on day seven, they will need to serve out the remainder of the initial ten-day quarantine period.   

Employee Health will notify the employee’s leader of the documented positive COVID-19 test result and return to work date.