COVID Guidelines

June 22, 2024

Exposure to COVID-19

Policies for LSUHSC employees, faculty, residents and students after contracting COVID-19

LSUHSC will follow the existing CDC guidelines for exposure(s) and return to work after contracting COVID-19. **Note: CDC guidelines for the Community differ from  CDC guidelines for health care workers.

• Who Should Follow the CDC Health Care Worker Guidelines?
  • LSUHSC student or employee who also engages in:
    • Any type of public research in the community
      AND/OR
      Community Service
      AND/OR
      Clinical Care
       
• Who Should Follow the CDC Community Guidelines?
  • All other LSUHSC  student or employee
    • (Those not performing community service, research, or clinical care)
       
• EXCEPTIONS TO ABOVE:
  • All LSUHSC employees and students who are working or rotating on-site or at an affiliate partner institution, particularly those engaged in clinical care, will follow the guidelines and regulations of those institutions as there may be some variance.
     

CDC Health Care Worker Guidelines

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html

Please note: If you are an LSUHSC Health care worker who is working at an affiliate LSU hospital or clinical site, you are to follow the guidelines and protocols of those facilities. Thus, if you are engaged in health care activities or community service in LSUHSC sites (dentistry, allied health, public health as examples) you are to follow the CDC recommendations outlined in this weblink.

CDC Community Guidelines

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/updated-respiratory-virus-guidance.html

All LSUHSC administrative employees who are not engaged in duties which are qualified as community service or research, or clinical care will follow the updated uniform guidance by the CDC recently released in March 2024. Please follow the Weblink above for more details.

Vaccination

Employees

LSUHSC-NO strongly recommends all employees to be vaccinated and current with vaccinations for COVID-19. The Covid vaccine is readily available at area pharmacies and also in the campus health clinic, located on the 3^rd floor of the Seton Building 504-412-1366.

Students

For accreditation purposes, all students must report their status of vaccination, by logging into the immunization portal and completing the immunization record located in PeopleSoft. If you are not (or elect not to be) vaccinated for COVID-19, you must complete the COVID-19 exemption form also available within the immunization portal. Immunization information is required to successfully complete rotations at any affiliated sites. **Note: Exemption from vaccinations may interfere with rotation site attendance.For more details, please call student health at: 504-568-1800.