COVID-19 VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE TESTING POLICY

Policy Name	University of Guam COVID 19 Voluntary Employee Testing Policy
Article No.
Article Title	Policies of the UOG President
Approval Authority	President
Responsible Executive	Office of General Counsel
Responsible Office	Human Resources Office
Created / Adopted / Effective	July 1, 2020
Most Recent Review	June 30, 2020
Initiation / Review / Consultation / Approval History	Drafted by General Counsel – June 30, 2020 Reviewed by Admin Counsel – June 30, 2020 Approved by President – July 1, 2020
Policy / Procedure contact / website where document is maintained	uoghro@triton.uog.edu

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Section 1. Effective Date

1.000. Effective Date
The effective date of this policy shall be July 1, 2020 and this policy shall remain in effect through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency that was declared on March 14, 2020 by the Governor of Guam which is hereafter referred to as “Pandemic Emergency.”

Section 2. COVID-19 Voluntary Employee Testing Policy

2.000. Application
The COVID-19 Voluntary Employee Testing Policy shall be applicable to all University of Guam (UOG) employees.

2.200. COVID-19 Voluntary Employee Testing

1. Voluntary Testing
   During work hours, any UOG employee may voluntarily participate in any COVID-19 Testing Program by taking a test to determine whether the employee has the COVID-19 virus or by taking a test to determine whether the employee has had the COVID-19 virus in the past, whether or not the employee has any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus.
2. Notice of Participation & Administrative Leave
   UOG employees participating in a COVID-19 Testing Program as set forth in Section A above during their work hours shall give their immediate supervisor notice of their participation in such testing program and shall be placed on Administrative Leave with pay for the period they are participating in a COVID-19 Testing Program as set forth in Section A above. The employee’s immediate supervisor shall notify UOG’s Human Resource Office (HRO) as soon as possible or no later than the next work day, of the employee’s voluntary participation in a COVID-19 Testing Program.
3. Reporting COVID-19 Test Results
   In accordance with 10 G.C.A. §25103, the employees who voluntarily participate in a COVID-19 Testing Program as set forth in Section A above, shall deliver their test results to UOG HRO no later than the next work day after receiving their results and the test results shall be retained in the employees’ files and shall be made available for inspection upon request by a representative of the Director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services, Government of Guam. UOG HRO shall inform the immediate supervisor of any employee who fails to deliver their test results as required herein. The employee’s immediate supervisor shall take the appropriate action which may include amending the employee’s Administrative Leave status to unexcused absence for any employees who misrepresent their participation in a COVID-19 Testing Program.
4. Quarantine
   Employees who experience any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus during their voluntary participation in a COVID-19 Testing Program or whose test results indicate that they are infected with the COVID-19 virus shall not report to back to work and shall comply with quarantine requirements imposed or recommended by the health care professionals conducting the COVID-19 Testing Program. 

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