The following is CDC guidance, however community banks are encouraged to follow any state or local requirements which may supersede CDC guidance:
Sick employees should follow steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick. Employees should not return to work until they meet the criteria to discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health department.
Employers should not require sick employee to provide a negative COVID-19 test result or healthcare provider’s note to return to work. Employees with COVID-19 who have stayed home can stop home isolation and return to work when they have met one of the following sets of criteria:
- Option 1: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined an employee will not have a test to determine if they are still contagious, the employee can leave home and return to work after these three conditions have been met:
- The employee has had no fever for at least 72 hours (that is, 3 full days of no fever without the use medicine that reduces fevers)
AND
- respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND
- at least 10 days have passed since their symptoms first appeared
- Option 2: If, in consultation with a healthcare provider and local public health authorities knowledgeable about locally available testing resources, it is determined the employee will be tested to determine if the employee is still contagious, the employee can leave home after these three conditions have been met:
- The employee no longer has a fever (without the use of medicine that reduces fevers)
AND
- respiratory symptoms have improved (for example, cough or shortness of breath have improved)
AND
- they received two negative tests in a row, at least 24 hours apart. Their doctor should follow CDC guidelines.