Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3337 - Ohio University › Chapter 3337-44 - Policies Critical Incidents, Hazardous Materials, Smoke Free Campus and Alarms › Section 3337-44-102 - Administrative policy regarding epidemic, pandemic, and community health requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose
This policy is intended to provide Ohio
				university with the ability to take appropriate community health measures to
				address threats caused by transmittable disease, epidemics, pandemics, and
				other threats to the health and safety of persons associated with Ohio
				university. Faculty, staff, student organizations and students of all campuses
				are all members of the Ohio university community ("community members"). Being
				part of a public university requires that all community members have an
				obligation to protect personal health as well as each other. To reduce the risk
				of exposure to serious illness from infectious disease and other threats to
				public health, all community members have a vital role in limiting the threats
				to health and safety.
(B)
								Policy
This policy applies to all faculty,
				staff, students and student organizations while conducting any activities on or
				off campus and to visitors of Ohio university while present at any university
				location.
(1)
									Authority to establish health requirements
The president, or their designee, in
				consultation with the chief medical affairs officer ("CMAO"), has the authority
				to establish specific health requirements for community members appropriate to
				current community health risks as reccomended by the centers for disease
				control and prevention ("CDC") or the Ohio department of health. All community
				members of any campus of the Ohio university must comply will all specific
				health requirements promulgated under this policy that may be prescribed by the
				president persuant to an identified community health risk. The president or the
				CMAO will communicate via electronic mail to Ohio university faculty, staff,
				and students on specific health requirements promulgated under this policy. All
				specific health requirements in effect will also be posted to the Ohio
				university website for visitors.
(2)
									Modification or
			 rescission of specific health requirements
The preisdent, or their designee, has
				authority to mofify or rescind any previously established specific health
				requirements for community members. The president or the CMAO will communicate
				any modifications via electronic mail to Ohio university faculty, staff and
				students. Modifications and rescissions may also be posted in appropriate
				locations for employees and will be noted on the Ohio university website for
				visitors.
(3)
									Public health orders
In the event that the Ohio department
				of health or other authorities with jurisdiction issue orders, directives or
				other mandatory guidance (public health orders) that imposes restrictions upon
				or mandates certain actions by members of the university community that are
				similar to the matters addressed or promulgated by this policy, it is the
				intention of this policy that the more stringent restriction apply. To the
				extent that there is a conflict between a public health order and any provision
				of this policy, the public health order will control.
(4)
									Sanctions
Each person within the Ohio university
				community must comply with this policy and all specific health requirements
				promulgated under this policy. Failure to comply with this policy and
				established requirements may result in disciplinary action under the code of
				student conduct or the applicable employee process. Visitors failing to comply
				with the policy may be prohibited from remaining on or returning to
				campus.