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Positive test responsibilities
Do you have a positive test result for COVID-19? Not sure what to do about it? We
have some answers.
The University of Baltimore wants to keep our community safe and healthy. The best
way to do that is to have a level of awareness about any one—students, faculty or
staff—who has tested positive for the virus.
Based on your role on campus, here are your responsibilities:
FOR STUDENTS
Stay home. Isolate. Don't visit campus.
Contact the Case Manager for Student and Employee Health (CMSE). The CMSE will help
guide impacted students through their options regarding both academic and community
supports. Students can contact the CMSE by emailing studenthealth@ubalt.edu.
Make arrangements with your professors to catch up/keep up with your schoolwork.
Taking classes exclusively online? If you feel well enough to log in to Sakai, go
for it! If not, let your professor know what's going on.
In consultation with your health care provider, keep testing. Need more test kits?
The University has free at-home kits. They're available in the Academic Center, Rooms
112 and 113, at the Campus Pantry in the Student Center, the School of Law Dean’s
Suite, and the Office of Human Resources in the Charles Royal Building. Ask a friend
or classmate to pick up a few. That way, you'll know when you're ready to return to
classes.
FOR EMPLOYEES
Employees are asked to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
Employees experiencing symptoms should not come to campus. Employees should contact
their supervisor following department protocols for calling out and must notify employeehealth@ubalt.edu. The Office of Human Resources (OHR) will provide guidance to the employee regarding
testing, quarantine and/or return to work protocols.
An employee who tests positive for COVID-19 must notify the University at employeehealth@ubalt.edu. OHR will provide guidance to the employee and communicate with the employee’s department
and co-workers as needed based on potential close contact. The employee will also
receive instructions from their physician/testing site regarding quarantine.
An employee who has had close contact (within six feet for more than 15 minutes) with
an individual who tested positive must report to employeehealth@ubalt.edu. OHR will provide guidance to the employee and the department as needed.
Based on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Baltimore City Health Department guidance,
the following guidance is provided when an employee has potential exposure:
Vaccinated employees should monitor for symptoms but will not be required to stay
home. Vaccinated employees are strongly recommended to get tested 3-5 days following
the potential exposure as well as continue to wear a mask in public indoor settings
for 14 days or until they receive a negative test result.
Unvaccinated employees should stay home for 10 days from the date of last exposure
even if they have no symptoms or have a negative COVID-19 test done during quarantine.
Employees required to quarantine due to a positive COVID-19 test or potential exposure
will be required to use their own leave during the quarantine period. If an employee
feels well enough to work, the option for telework may be available if appropriate
for the employee’s role. The supervisor and employee will work together to develop
a schedule that minimizes impact on the employee during the period of quarantine.
With the return of in-person classes and the need for in-person services, most employees
will need to return to campus for all or part of their work week. Student support
units have established consistent hours. Department heads will determine the workforce
requirements and communicate with individual employees the required work schedule.
Department heads are encouraged to balance the needs of their offices and their employees,
to be equitable in determining which employees must come to campus, and to be flexible
to the extent possible while still meeting campus needs
Employees requiring workplace accommodations due to a disability must submit a Request for Reasonable Accommodation to the Office of Human Resources. The accommodation process is interactive and iterative.
OHR will work with the employee and the department to determine whether a request
can be accommodated or to settle on an approved accommodation. The ability to accommodate
a request is dependent upon the individual’s role.
