COVID-19 Screening Check
COVID Screening Check
UC Riverside students, employees, and visitors are required to fill out the COVID Screening Check to report:
- A positive COVID-19 test result.
- COVID-19 symptoms (symptoms from a known or chronic condition such as allergies, asthma, etc. are not considered COVID-19 symptoms for this report)
- Exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 (exposure is defined as close contact with a known positive person for more than 15 minutes in a 24-hour period)
- Reporting from an outbreak on campus.
Accessing the COVID Screening Check
Employee report positive cases below:
Students will be reporting into Point and Click (PnC) Please navigate to Point and Click.
Students: Directions on how to report COVID-19 case in patient portal
Confidentiality
UCR will keep information about an individual's symptoms confidential, accessible only to those with a need to know in order to address the situation. The information will not be maintained in personnel files.
What Happens Next
Employees using the Qualtrics Survey reporting system will receive a message to their ucr.edu e-mail, and a message will cc to your supervisor and HR partner.
Once the survey is completed, individuals will receive an email with further instructions through either the employee health portal or the student patient portal. Students are encouraged to share message with their professors if they are required to isolate when they have a positive case.
Instructions For COVID-19 Close Contact
Questions
If you have questions, please send a message to COVID19@ucr.edu please allow 24 to 48 hours for a response, the COVID-19 Management Center is no longer providing support to UCR.
Who should report a confirmed positive case, exposure, or COVID-19 like symptoms?
All UCR faculty, staff, and students are required to report.
How to report a confirmed positive case, exposure, or COVID-19 like symptoms?
Please report this information by filling out the COVID Screening Check.
If I work remotely do I need to fill out the COVID Screening Check?
Yes, only if you come to the worksite or you come to campus facilities, you would be required to report a positive case, exposure, or COVID-19 like symptoms.
If you were exposed to a person with COVID-19 use an at-home antigen test and contact your doctor.
COVID-19 Protocols at a Glance
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
The chart below applies to:
- Students: Those living, learning, or working on campus at a UCR property at least one day a week.
- Employees: Staff, faculty, instructors, or third-party personnel working or teaching on campus or at a UCR property at least one day a week.
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Visitors and Guests: Members of the general public visiting campus or UCR facilities or attending events on campus; guests invited to campus for events or meetings.
For more information on each protocol, click the link in the left-hand column.
|
Protocol |
Employees |
Students |
Guests & Visitors |
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New Policy: Confirm you are up to date or opt-out via the employee patient portal |
New policy: Confirm you are up to date or opt-out via the student patient portal |
Not required. |
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| Face masks | Recommended indoors. Optional Outdoors. |
Recommended indoors. Optional Outdoors. |
Recommended indoors. Optional Outdoors. |
| COVID-19 Testing | Not required (but still available). | Not required (but still available). | Not required. |
| COVID-19 Reporting | Report to COVID-19 Screening Check. | Report to student patient portal. | Not required. |
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Isolation |
Positive COVID-19 test and symptomatic: follow isolation guidelines. |
Positive COVID-19 test and symptomatic: follow isolation guidelines. |
Follow California Department of Public Health guidance. |
| Quarantine (following exposure) |
Not required if asymptomatic. | Not required if asymptomatic. | Follow California Department of Public Health guidance. |
| Campus Outbreak(s) | Exposed group: follow Notice of Workplace COVID-19 Outbreak that will include testing and masking. | Not required. | Not required. |
Note: Those who work in UCR Health clinic areas (including medical, dental, and nursing clinics) must follow COVID-19 protocols for healthcare settings.
However, those who work in both clinical and non-clinical settings must also comply with these campus protocols when outside of the health care environment.
Case Reporting and Investigation
Remote Work Options
In certain circumstances, employees who have been exposed or tested positive may be able to work or continue to work remote if their job allows. However, this is not a requirement. Prior to making an accommodation for continued work (e.g., work from home) the supervisor/manager, employee and the department HRBP/leave coordinator must discuss the options.
Leave Options
Employees who have been exposed or tested positive may be eligible for leave options which may include:
● Use of your accrued sick or vacation time
● Other Leave Options including Family Medical Leave (FML)
● Workers’ Compensation
If you have been exposed or tested positive, please contact your Human Resources Business Partner to further discuss leave options and to ensure you are paid appropriately and in a timely manner. If you are instructed to isolate or quarantine, your supervisor will be made aware that you will be absent from work, unless approved to work remotely. Additional information regarding UCR COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring and Procedures is available here.
COVID-19 Testing Options
If you require COVID testing, it is recommended to use over-the-counter Antigen tests. PCR testing may be available through your primary care provider or at local clinics and pharmacies. We encourage you to test when you have symptoms or have exposure, before and after travel or attending events.
If you suspect that you have been exposed to COVID-19 at work, employees may obtain a free antigen test (the kits will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last). Information about free off-campus testing options is available at gettested.ruhealth.org.
Workers’ Compensation
If you suspect you have contracted COVID-19 as a result of your employment with the University, you may be entitled to worker’s compensation benefits. This may include hospital, surgical, and medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits. For more information, please contact workerscomp@ucr.edu.
Reporting Exposures and Positive Tests
Reporting Exposures and Positive Tests
Who should report a confirmed positive case, exposure, or COVID-19 like symptoms?
All UCR faculty, staff, and students are required to report.
How to report a confirmed positive case, exposure, or COVID-19 like symptoms?
Please report this information by filling out the following surveys:
Employee report positive cases below:
Students will be reporting into Point and Click (PnC) Please navigate to Point and Click.
PNC SOP REPORTING COVID-19 CASE
If you were exposed to a person with COVID-19, please arrange for a COVID-19 test within day three to five after the last date of exposure.
Have you been exposed?
Please report this information by filling out the following surveys indicate that you may have been exposed.
Employee report exposed cases below:
Students will be reporting into Point and Click (PnC) Please navigate to Point and Click.
If your test is positive:
- Stay home if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, until you have not had a fever for 24 without the use of fever reducing medication AND other COVID-19 symptoms are mild and improving.
- If you do not have symptoms, you should follow the recommendations below to reduce exposure to others.
- Wear a well-fitting mask around others indoors for a total of 10 days from start of symptoms (or after date of first positive test if no symptoms).
- After ending isolation, cases may remove their mask sooner than Day 10 if they have two sequential negative tests at least one day apart.
- Avoid contact with people at higher-risk for severe COVID-19 for 10 days. Higher risk individuals include the elderly, those who live in congregate care facilities, and those who have immunocompromising conditions that put them at higher risk for serious illness.
- Seek Treatment. If you have symptoms, particularly if you are at higher risk for severe COVID-19, speak with a healthcare provider as soon as you test positive. You may be eligible for antiviral medicines or other treatments for COVID-19. COVID-19 antiviral medicines work best if taken as soon as possible, and within 5-7 days from when symptoms start.
After you have ended isolation, if your symptoms recur or worsen, test again with an antigen and if positive, restart isolation at Day 0.
For students residents who test positive for COVID-19 will no longer be placed in isolation housing. Rather, they will isolate in their campus housing room, or they can choose to return home for the necessary quarantine period. For any questions, please email housinginfo@ucr.edu and visit housing website for COVID-19 protocols.
HTTPS://HOUSING.UCR.EDU/COVID-19
What Happens Next
Once the survey is completed, individuals will receive an email with further instructions through either the employee health portal or the student patient portal.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COVID-19 CLOSE CONTACT
About Case Investigation
What is a case investigation?
Case investigation is the process of identifying who may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
What happens next if I test positive for COVID-19?
In the event of a positive COVID-19 test, a case investigation will be promptly initiated within 24 to 48 hours. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email at COVID19@ucr.edu.
Effective from 08/10/2023, reporting procedures will be streamlined into the Point and Click (PnC) system for students. To access the Point and Click platform, kindly use the link provided, where you will find detailed instructions for the process. Within the PnC system, the Occupational Health Coordinator will thoroughly review the student health portal, where they would have already submitted a positive COVID-19 survey. If deemed necessary, the coordinator will make direct contact with you in the event of a positive COVID-19 test on campus.
The primary objective of this communication is to offer support, provide guidance, and furnish you with essential instructions to ensure both your well-being and the safety of others. Furthermore, employees are required to report to their supervisors and HR Partners about the instructions provided by the Occupational Health Coordinator. This step will help ensure appropriate measures are taken to manage potential exposure and protect the health of everyone in the workplace.