§ 22-241. When infection is suspected.

When the health department has reasonable cause to suspect the possibility of disease transmission from any food service establishment employee, it shall secure a morbidity history of the suspected employee or make any other investigation as may be indicated, and take appropriate action. The health department may require any or all of the following measures:

(1)

Immediate exclusion of the employee from any food handling activities.

(2)

Immediate closure of the establishment concerned until in the opinion of the health department, no further danger of disease outbreak exists.

(3)

Restriction of employee's services to some area of the establishment where there will be no danger of transmitting disease.

(4)

Results of medical and laboratory examinations of the employee or other employees and of his or their body discharges.

(Res. No. 2013-07-39, 7-11-2013; Res. No. 2017-08-34, 8-17-2017)