Section 410IAC7-24-121. Exclusions and restrictions

   (a) The person-in-charge shall do the following:

(1) Exclude a food employee from a retail food establishment if the food employee is exhibiting vomiting and/or diarrhea symptoms.

(2) Exclude a food employee from a retail food establishment if the food employee is diagnosed with an infectious agent specified under section 120(a)(1) of this rule.

(3) Except as specified under subdivision (4), restrict a food employee from working with exposed clean equipment, utensils, and linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles in a retail food establishment if the food employee is:

(A) suffering from a symptom of sore throat with fever as specified under section 120(a)(2) of this rule;

(B) not experiencing a symptom of acute gastroenteritis specified under section 120(a)(2)(A) of this rule but has a stool that yields a specimen culture that is positive for Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., or Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; or

(C) has a lesion containing pus, such as a boil or infected wound, that is open or draining as specified in section 120(a)(2)(B), and is not covered with an impermeable cover.

(4) If the population served is a highly susceptible population, exclude a food employee who:

(A) is experiencing a symptom of acute gastrointestinal illness specified under section 120(a)(2)(A) of this rule and meets a high-risk condition specified under section 120(a)(4) of this rule;

(B) is not experiencing a symptom of acute gastroenteritis specified under section 120(a)(2)(A) of this rule but has a stool that yields a specimen culture that is positive for Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or norovirus;

(C) had a past illness from Salmonella typhi without three (3) successive negative stool cultures; or

(D) had a past illness from Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., or Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli without two (2) successive negative stool cultures.

(5) For a food employee who is jaundiced, if the onset of jaundice occurred within the last seven (7) calendar days, exclude the food employee from the food establishment.

  (b) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a) is a critical item. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-121; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 840; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)