1. If the district, after a consultation with the Oregon Health Division, determines that the presence of the employee in the work place may present a risk of transmission, the district shall convene a team to make an appropriate decision. This action shall be omitted if the employee has already been excluded from the work place by an Oregon Health Division or Jefferson County Health Department order;
2. If the district convenes a team, it will be approved, in writing, by the involved employee. The team members may include: the employee, employee's physician, employee's supervisor, representatives of the district and a public health agency representative.
The team should review but is not limited to: assignments that include application of first aid, food handling, assignments that include personal hygiene, or any other factors that could transmit blood or bodily fluids from one person to another.
The team will make its recommendation to the superintendent;
3. If the district determines that re-assignment of the employee is necessary, the action taken will follow review and adherence to policies, rules, and regulations that govern such re-assignment for medical reasons including the use of appropriate sick leave and disability leave;
4. If the district is informed of any employee being infected with HIV related diseases, the Oregon legislature's mandated right to privacy of the individual shall be followed.
The superintendent shall make a determination whether any other employee has a need to know the information.
In general, no other staff member should be considered as having a need to know;
5. The rules and procedures shall be revised in conformance with new medical information and/or guidelines published by the Oregon Health Division and the Jefferson County Health Department;
6. Oregon Health Division guidelines and Jefferson County Health Department publications shall be the basis for annual training of district employees;
7. The Board policy, rules, and procedures may be revised as research and legal opinion changes.