Tennessee § 68-14-516 Containment of disease transmission by employees

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§ 68-14-516 — Containment of disease transmission by employees

Tennessee § 68-14-516

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-14-516 (2026).

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(a)When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may secure a morbidity history of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated.

(b)The commissioner may require any of the following:

(1)The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the establishment;

(2)The immediate closing of the facility until in the commissioner's opinion no further danger of disease outbreak exists;

(3)Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or (4) Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.

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(a) When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may secure a morbidity history of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated. (b) The commissioner may require any of the following: (1) The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the establishment; (2) The immediate closing of the facility until in the commissioner's opinion no further danger of disease outbreak exists; (3) Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or (4) Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees.