Policy Text
Procedure
1008Garden Grove Police Department
Procedures Manual
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DepartmentCommunicable Diseases Procedures - 1Communicable Diseases Procedures
1008.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The Garden Grove Police Department is committed to maintaining a healthy work environment by
protecting the physical and emotional health and well-being of all employees in the workplace. This
procedure will provide guidelines and the necessary information about infectious disease control,
to enable employees to perform their job responsibilities in the most proficient way available, within
as safe an environment as possible.
1008.2 EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE
If an employee feels that he/she has been exposed to an infectious disease, the employee
should immediately report the exposure or suspected exposure to a supervisor. The procedure
set according to the Occupational Disease and Work-Related Injury Reporting policy should be
followed.
If after suspected on-the-job exposure the employee desires to be tested for contraction of
an infectious disease, then a contractual agreement has been formalized between the City of
Garden Grove Human Resources Department and ProCare Work Injury Center in Irvine, CA. After
notification of a supervisor, the employee need only respond to the ProCare Work Injury Center
and be seen by a medical professional for exposure to the infectious disease.
If the employee or supervisor believe that the exposure to the infectious disease poses an
IMMEDIATE or an IMMINENT threat to the life, safety or health of the employee, then the
employee may opt to respond to the Garden Grove Medical Center emergency services room.
HIV exposure is categorized into two areas:
(a)Any physical contact or injury which results in a DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN THE
EMPLOYEE AND THE BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS of another person suspected
of having AIDS-related condition, or a person identified as being in the HIGH-RISK
GROUP.
(b)Physical contact only where there was NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE
AND THE BLOOD OR BODY FLUIDS of the suspected person.
If after suspected on-the-job exposure the employee desires to be tested for contraction of the HIV
virus, a contractual agreement has been formalized between the City of Garden Grove Human
Resources Department and ProCare Work Injury Center in Irvine, CA.
After notification of a supervisor, the employee need only respond to the ProCare Work Injury
Center, fill out the appropriate test forms PROVIDED at the Work Injury Center, and complete
the test. This voluntary base test should be done within the first week after suspected exposure.
Voluntary follow-up testing will be necessary for the next 18 to 24 months based on physician
advice. All testing will be provided at no cost to the employee provided the suspected exposure
was a result of an incident during the course of the employee's duties or as otherwise prescribed
by law.