Tennessee § 68-14-319 - Employee health.

§ 68-14-319. Employee health.

When the commissioner has reasonable cause to suspect possible disease transmission by an employee of the facility, the commissioner may obtain information about any recent illness of the employee or make other investigations as may be indicated. The commissioner may require any of the following: The immediate exclusion of the employee from employment in the hotel or public pool; The immediate closing of the facility until, in the commissioner's opinion, no further danger of disease outbreak exists; Restricting the employee's service to some area of the facility where there would be little likelihood of transmitting disease; or Adequate medical and laboratory examinations of the employee and of other employees. Acts 1985, ch. 171, § 24; 2013, ch. 182, § 35; T.C.A. § 68-14-321 . Compiler's Notes. Former § 68-14-319 (Acts 1985, ch. 171, § 22), concerning examination and condemnation of food, was repealed by Acts 2013, ch. 182, § 35, effective July 1, 2015. For the table of disposition regarding the transfers and amendments made by Acts 2013, ch. 182, effective July 1, 2015, please see the Compiler’s Notes under § 68-14-301 . Amendments. The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, transferred former § 68-14-321 to this section; substituted “obtain information about any recent illness” for “secure a morbidity history” in the first sentence of the introductory paragraph; and deleted “, food service establishment” following “the hotel” in (1). Effective Dates. Acts 2013, ch. 182, § 50. July 1, 2015; provided, that, for rulemaking purposes, the act shall take effect April 23, 2013.