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M • <br />2. 1. Policy <br />It is the policy of Sodexo Laundry Stockton that all employees will meet specific <br />requirements of health if contact with hospital linen is a part of their job description. <br />2.2. Process <br />There are certain medical/physical conditions that may preclude working with <br />hospital linen on a temporary basis. These conditions include: <br />Disease Duration <br />Infectious Conjunctivitis Until discharge ceases <br />Acute State Diarrhea Until symptoms resolve and Salmonella or Shigella <br />is ruled out in 3 stool cultures taken 24 hours apart. <br />Hepatitis A Until 7 days after onset of jaundice. <br />Herpes Simplex Hands Until lesions heal (crusted over). Note: It is not <br />known whether gloves prevent transmission <br />Measles (active) Until 7 days after appearance of rash. <br />Measles (post exposure) From the 5th through the 21st day after exposure <br />and/or 7 days after rash appears. <br />Mumps (active) Until 9 days after onset of parotitis <br />Mumps (post exposure) From the 12th through the 26th day after exposure <br />or until 9 days after onset of parotitis <br />Pertussis (Whooping From the beginning of catarrhal stage through the <br />Cough)(active) 3rd week after onset of paroxysm or until 7 days <br />after start of effective therapy. <br />Pertussis (post exposure) Same as in active <br />Rubella (active) Until 5 days after the rash appears. <br />Rubella (post exposure) For the 7th day through the 21st day after exposure <br />and/or 5 days after the rash appears. <br />12.09 - 11 - <br />