Positive test responsibilities

Do you have a positive test result for COVID-19? Not sure what to do about it? We have some answers.

First, make sure you're following your doctor's orders for staying isolated and reviewing the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) recommendations for preventing the spread of respiratory viruses

The University of Baltimore wants to keep our community safe and healthy. The best way to do that is to have a level of awareness about any one—students, faculty or staff—who has tested positive for the virus.

Based on your role on campus, here are your responsibilities:

FOR STUDENTS

  • Stay home. Isolate. Don't visit campus.
  • Contact the Case Manager for Student Support. The Case Manager will help guide impacted students through their options regarding both academic and community supports. Students can contact the Case Manager by emailing studenthealth@ubalt.edu.
  • Make arrangements with your professors to keep up or catch up with your schoolwork.
  • Taking classes exclusively online? If you feel well enough to log in, go for it! If not, let your professor know what's going on.

FOR EMPLOYEES

  • Employees are asked to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
  • Employees experiencing symptoms should not come to campus. Employees should contact their supervisor following department protocols for calling out and should notify employeehealth@ubalt.edu. The Office of Human Resources (OHR) can provide guidance to the employee regarding testing, quarantine and/or return to work protocols.
  • An employee who has had close contact (within six feet for more than 15 minutes) with an individual who tested positive may report to employeehealth@ubalt.edu. OHR can provide guidance to the employee and the department as needed.
  • Based on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Baltimore City Health Department guidance, the following guidance is provided when an employee has potential exposure:
    • Return to normal activities when you are both fever free for 24 hours and your symptoms are getting better overall. Use precautions when around others, as you may still be contagious over the next 5-10 days.