D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES |
SubTilte 25-A. FOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS |
Chapter 25-A3. FOOD EMPLOYEE/APPLICANT HEALTH |
Section 25-A306. DISEASE OR MEDICAL CONDITION - CONDITIONS REQUIRING EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION OF ILL FOOD EMPLOYEES
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306.1If a food employee is diagnosed with an infection from Norovirus, Shigella spp., or Enterohemorrhagic or Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli, and is asymptomatic, the person in charge shall:
(a) Exclude the food employee who works in a food establishment serving a highly susceptible population; P or
(b) Restrict the food employee who works in a food establishment not serving a highly susceptible population. P
306.2If a food employee is ill with symptoms of acute onset of sore throat with fever, the person in charge shall:
(a) Exclude the food employee who works in a food establishment serving a highly susceptible population; P or
(b) Restrict the food employee who works in a food establishment not serving a highly susceptible population. P
306.3The person in charge shall restrict a food employee who is infected with a skin lesion containing pus, such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and not properly covered as specified in § 300.3(e). P
306.4The person in charge shall restrict a food employee who has been exposed to a foodborne pathogen as specified in § 300.6 and 300.7, and who works in a food establishment serving a highly susceptible population. P