For post-exposure evaluation or an evaluation of an employee’s TB conversion, the employer shall request from the PLHCP an opinion regarding whether precautionary removal from the employee’s regular assignment is necessary to prevent spread of the spread disease agent by the employee and what type of alternate work assignment may be provided. The employer shall request that the PLHCP convey the recommendation for precautionary removal via phone or fax and that the PLHCP document the recommendation in the written opinion. [5199(h)(8)(A)]
Where the PLHCP or local health officer recommends precautionary removal, the employer shall maintain the employee’s earnings, seniority, and all other employee rights and benefits, including the employee’s right to his orher former job status, as if the employee had not been removed from his or her job or otherwise medically limited. [5199(h)(8)(B)]
