Okla. Admin. Code § 310:285-5-9
Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024
Section 310:285-5-9 - Reporting responsibility of license holder, person in charge, and employees(a) The license holder shall require food employees to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the person in charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food employee: (1) Has any of the following symptoms: (D) Sore throat with fever, or(E) A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is: (i) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover,(ii) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover, or(iii) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage;(2) Has an illness diagnosed by a health practitioner due to: (D) Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli, (E) Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or(F) Salmonella (nontyphoidal);(3) Had Typhoid fever, diagnosed by a health practitioner, within the past 3 (three) months, without having received antibiotic therapy, as determined by a health practitioner;(4) Has been exposed to, or is the suspected source of, a confirmed disease outbreak, because the food employee consumed or prepared food implicated in the outbreak, or consumed food at an event prepared by a person who is infected or ill with: (A) Norovirus within the past 48 (forty eight) hours of the last exposure, (B) Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli or Shigella spp. within the past 3 (three) days of the last exposure,(C) Typhoid fever within the past 14 (fourteen) days of the last exposure, or(D) Hepatitis A virus within the past 30 (thirty) days of the last exposure; or reportable history of exposure. (5) Has been exposed by attending or working in a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak, or living in the same household as, and has knowledge about, an individual who works or attends a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak, or living in the same household as, and has knowledge about, an individual diagnosed with an illness caused by: (A) Norovirus within the past 48 (forty eight) hours of the last exposure, (B) Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia Coli or Shigella spp. within the past 3 (three) days of the last exposure,(C) Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) within the past 14 (fourteen) days of the last exposure, or(D) Hepatitis A virus within the past 30 (thirty) days of the last exposure.(b) The person in charge shall notify the regulatory authority when a food employee is: (2) Diagnosed with an illness due to a pathogen as specified under (a)(2)(A) - (F) of this section.(c) The person in charge shall ensure that a food employee who exhibits or reports a symptom, or who reports a diagnosed illness or a history of exposure as specified under (a)(1) - (5) of this section is: (1) Excluded as specified under OAC 310:285-5-11(a) - (c), and in compliance with the provisions specified under OAC 310:285-5-11(a) - (h); or(2) Restricted as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(d), (e), (f), (h), (i) and in compliance with the provisions specified under OAC 310:285-5-11(d) - (i).(d) A food employee shall report to the person in charge the information as specified under (a) of this section. (e) A food employee shall: (1) Comply with an exclusion as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(a) - (c) and with the provisions specified under OAC 310:285-5-11(a) - (h); or(2) Comply with a restriction as specified under OAC 310:285-5-10(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), or (i) and comply with the provisions specified under OAC 310:285-5-11(d) - (i).Okla. Admin. Code § 310:285-5-9
Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021