COVID-19 Guidance for Exposure and Contact
Employee actions
Notify Longest Student Health Center (LSHC) and follow instructions they provide regarding when you may return to campus. We understand that local health care providers may provide you with timelines to self-isolate that differ from those provided to you by LSHC. You may not return to work until cleared to do so by LSHC regardless of the directions given to you by outside health care providers. For timelines used by LSHC, see the Medical Based Protocol chart in the Return Plan.
Supervisor actions
Follow additional guidance from this chart.
Employee actions
Continue to follow the guidance provided by Longest Student Health Center. Continue to self-isolate.
Supervisor actions
Contact Brent Crocker at 662-325-4521 for further instructions.
Employee actions
Follow LSHC instructions for self-isolation from a positive result. Report any problems to LSHC. At a minimum, an employee who tests positive will have to self-isolate for 10 days from the date of the onset of symptoms or if asymptomatic, from the date of the test. An employee must be symptom free for at least the last 24 hours of the self-isolation to return to campus. For timelines used by UHS, see the Medical Based Protocol chart.
Supervisor actions
Contact Brent Crocker at 662-325-4521 for further instructions.
Employee actions
Employees who receive a negative test result should contact the LSHC Hotline at 325-2055 for further guidance.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging all employees to follow spread-reduction steps.
Employee actions
Stay home and contact LSHC at 662-325-2055 for further instructions.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging all employees to follow spread-reduction steps. Do not allow employees who have symptoms of COVID-19 to continue working. Direct them to LSHC.
Employee actions
Continue to take basic precautions and report any concerns to LSHC at 662-325-2055. You will be notified if you were determined to fit the definition of a close contact*.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging all employees to follow spread-reduction steps.
Employee actions
Working in the same building does not generally qualify as close contact. Monitor symptoms. Contact LSHC at 325-2055 with any questions.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging other employees to follow spread-reduction steps.
Employee actions
Continue to self-isolate and contact Longest Student Health Center for further guidance.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging other employees to follow spread-reduction steps.
Employee actions
Employee may return to work if cleared by Longest Student Health Center.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging other employees to follow spread-reduction steps.
Employee actions
Employee should contact the LSHC at 325-2055 for further guidance.
Supervisor actions
Continue encouraging other employees to follow spread-reduction steps.
*According to the CDC, a Close Contact is defined as:
a) being within approximately 6 feet (2 meters) of a COVID-19 case for at least 15 minutes; close contact can occur while caring for, living with, visiting, or sharing a healthcare waiting area or room with a COVID-19 case
– or –
b) having direct contact with infectious secretions of a COVID-19 case (e.g., being coughed on)
Contact tracing is a process used to determine if other individuals may have come in close contact with someone who is COVID-positive and would need to be notified. This determination should only be done by officials in Longest Student Health Center or at the Mississippi State Department of Health.
