Reporting COVID-19 positive cases: 16 VAC 25-220 of the Final Standard provides that “The employer shall notify the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) within 24 hours of the discovery of three (3) or more employees present at the place of employment within a 14-day period testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus during that 14-day time period.”
COVID-19 case reports must be filed through the Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) online reporting portal. By using this portal, these case reports will ensure VDH and DOLI reporting compliance. The new online reporting portal allows employers to submit up to 10 Covid-19 positive cases.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Effective January 27, 2021, in accordance with the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes COVID-19, 16VAC25-220-40.B.7.d and -40.B.7.e:
Notifications to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), 16VAC25-220-40.B.7.d
Employers shall report to VDH within 24 hours of the discovery of three or more of its own employees present at the place of employment within a 14-day period testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus during that 14-day time period.
After the initial report of outbreak (three or more cases), employers shall continue to report all cases to VDH until the local health department notifies the business that the outbreak has been closed.
After the outbreak is closed, subsequent identification of three or more cases of COVID-19 during a declared emergency shall be reported, as above.
Notifications to the Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), 16VAC25-220-40.B.7.e
Employers shall report to DOLI within 24 hours of the discovery of three or more of its own employees present at the place of employment within a 14-day period testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus during that 14-day time period.
A reported positive SARS-CoV-2 test does not need to be reported more than once and will not be used for the purpose of identifying more than one grouping of three or more cases, or more than one 14-day period.
Employers may also use contact information listed on our Report a Positive Coronavirus Case, Workplace Fatality, or Severe Injury page.
Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, 16VAC25-220
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| 16VAC25-220 Text of Regulation |  English |
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| Document incorporated by reference into 16VAC25-220 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) List N for use against SARS-CoV-2 |
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| Document incorporated by reference into 16VAC25-220 Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories” (Dec. 2009) |
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| Training Materials The following supporting documentation was designed to assist in the understanding and implementation of this emergency temporary standard. |
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| Training Documentation Form |  English |
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| Nine Steps to Achieve COVID-19 Standard Compliance |  English |
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| Required Training (for Those Covered by Section 50 and 60) | English |
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| Hazard Assessment 40.B.1 | English |
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| Plan for Section 70 | English |
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| Information Toolbox | English |
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| Summary of Significant Changes From the Final Permanent Standard to the Virginia Standard | English |
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