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-School nurses and other
-School nurses and other
healthcare providers should use healthcare providers should use
standard and transmission-based standard and transmission-based
precautions when caring for sick precautions when caring for sick
people people
-Establish procedures for safely -Establish procedures for safely
transporting anyone who is sick transporting anyone who is sick
home or to a healthcare facility home or to a healthcare facility
-Notify local health officials, staff, -Notify local health officials, staff,
and families immediately of a and families immediately of a
possible case while maintaining possible case while maintaining
confidentiality consistent with the confidentiality consistent with the
Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) and other applicable federal (ADA) and other applicable federal
and state privacy laws and state privacy laws
-Ensure safe and correct -Ensure safe and correct
application of disinfectants and application of disinfectants and
keep disinfectant products away keep disinfectant products away
from children. from children.
-Advise sick staff members and -Advise sick staff members and
children not to return until they children not to return until they
have met state DOH criteria to have met state DOH criteria to
discontinue home isolation discontinue home isolation
Inform those who have had close Inform those who have had close
contact to a person diagnosed contact to a person diagnosed
with COVID-19 to stay home and with COVID-19 to stay home and
follow state DPH guidance if follow state DPH guidance if
symptoms develop. If a person symptoms develop. If a person
does not have symptoms, follow does not have symptoms, follow
appropriate state DPH guidance appropriate state DPH guidance
for home quarantine. for home quarantine.
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