Partnership with Main Line Health

SUSPECTED/CONFIRMED CASE PROTOCOL AND RETURNING TO CLASSES/CAMPUS

All students are expected to participate in a daily health self-assessment via the Raven Safe smartphone app.

If a student answers yes to any of the questions on the self-assessment, they are instructed to remain at home (commuter) or in their residence hall room (resident student) and call the Wellness Center between the hours of 8:00 am – 4:00 pm; students will be provided with specific instructions (some outlined below) on testing and self-quarantining from the Wellness Center.  An after-hours hotline will be established shortly.

If a student is experiencing a medical emergency, they should call 911. 

 

STUDENTS WITH PENDING OR CONFIRMED POSITIVE TEST RESULTS

Upon suspicion of a possible case, the following protocols will be followed. Please note the protocols are slightly different for resident and commuter students:

Resident Students

• Resident students who have a positive diagnosis or who are symptomatic pending test results will be directed to immediately return home if they are able to drive or a family member can safely transport them.  If a resident student is home when they receive a positive test result or become symptomatic, they should stay home and not return to campus.
• Resident students who are symptomatic or who had a possible exposure and are pending test results and who cannot arrange for immediate transportation home will be quarantined in the College’s designated quarantine area.
• Resident students who are being asked to self-quarantine will be asked for close contacts using the CDC definitions:
• For symptomatic individuals: Within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more, 48 hours prior to symptoms and up until the time of quarantine
• For asymptomatic individuals: Within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more for the 14 days prior to testing and/or quarantine
• Students who are quarantined will have meals delivered to them, as well as remote access to student support services including, but not limited to, Student Academic Success Center and the Counseling Center.
• Students who are quarantined but asymptomatic or only experiencing mild symptoms (i.e. they feel well enough) may continue to participate in courses remotely.
• The Wellness Center will check-in, via phone, each morning and Residence Life will check in each evening with any student who has tested positive or who is a documented exposure.  Students must answer their phone so that the Wellness Center is able to check in on how they are feeling and assess if additional intervention is needed.  Failure to comply with this may result in the student being asked again to travel home.
• In cases of emergency, quarantined students will contact Public Safety for assistance.

Commuter Students

• Commuter students who have a positive diagnosis or who are symptomatic pending test results must stay home and not come to campus.
• Students who have a positive diagnosis or who are symptomatic should be isolated from others upon symptom onset/diagnosis.  Students are not permitted to return to campus until cleared via the criteria listed below.
• Commuter students who are being asked to self-quarantine off-campus will be asked for close contacts using the CDC definitions:
• For symptomatic individuals: Within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more, 48 hours prior to symptoms and up until the time of quarantine
• For asymptomatic individuals: Within 6 feet for 15 minutes or more for the 14 days prior to testing and/or quarantine
• Students who are quarantined will have remote access to student support services including, but not limited to, Student Academic Success Center and the Counseling Center.
• Students who are quarantined but asymptomatic or only experiencing mild symptoms (i.e. they feel well enough) may continue to participate in courses remotely.

 

RETURN TO CLASSES/CAMPUS FOLLOWING QUARANTINE

In order to return to classes and (if applicable) leave assigned quarantine area, students must meet the following criteria:

• Positive COVID-19 Test or Symptomatic:
• No fever for 72 hours without use of antipyretics (ex. Tylenol, Advil)
• Respiratory symptoms (cough) improve
• At least 10 days past onset of symptoms
• Positive COVID-19 Test and Asymptomatic:
• At least 10 days since positive test
• Continue to have no symptoms
• Negative COVID-19 test administered at least 10 days after initial positive result

 

CONTACT TRACING AND STUDENTS WITH POSSIBLE EXPOSURE

The Pennsylvania Department of Health and Montgomery County Health Department will oversee contact tracing. Main Line Health and the College staff trained as contact tracers will determine the individuals who have had contact that puts them at risk for also contracting COVID-19.  The list of individuals will include those within the College community, as well as those outside of it.

The College will reach out to the individuals who have potentially been exposed.  That phone call will come from 610-527-0200.  Individuals contacted will be directed to immediately quarantine for 14 days.  Specific directions for self-quarantine will be provided by Main Line Health, based on the living situation of each individual.  As is outlined in Rosemont 2020, Main Line Health will closely monitor those who are self-quarantining to determine if additional measures are needed to be taken by the College community. 

Students identified as having close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case (defined above) must travel home (if at all possible) and stay home for 10 days after last contact, even if no symptoms develop. 

Commuter students will be required to stay home and not travel to campus. 

Resident students who are unable to travel home will be quarantined in the College’s designated quarantine area.