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`Last week, we sharedinformation with you about the masking requirement for Associates and providers.with
`ppiayes exemptions that will become effective November1.
`Regular COVID testing is also required of all Associates and providers with approved vaccine exertions as part of
`our enhanced safety measures to accommodate these exemptions. We havefinalized the details relating to our:
`COVID-19 testing requirement. Please review these details carefully so you can be preparedto take action, beginning
`the week of Nov.1.
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`ae “COVID-19 resting will be provided at no cost to the Associate-or provider.
`Associates andproviders with approved exemptionswill be required to undergo COVID testing from the
`approved COVID test providerat least twice weekly. There must be more than 48 hours between the twoweekly...
`Testing will beavailable through Poplar Healthcare attheir location at 3495 Hacks Cross Road.
`You must test at the Poplar Healthcare drive thru. MLHwill not accept COVID-19 tests from other testing
`Testing must occur on personal time, not during working hours and youwill not be paid for time spentgetting
`Poplar Healthcare does not take appointments.Their testing drive thru will be openfor MiH onn Mondays and _
`Thursdays from 6am'to’6pm-and Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm.
`Attached is a documentfrom Poplar Healthcare explaining next steps for testing. You will receive an emailto
`your MLH email address from Poplar Healthcare requesting you complete an authorization. process.
`Youwill obtain test: results from Poplar Healthcare via email, typically within 24 hours of testing.
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`If you have a positive test result; you must immediately contact theCOVID hotline at 516-0033 to.report your,
`result and receive furtherinstruction, and you mustalso notify your leader.
`of you are.on.1 PTO for a full week, you must complete thefirst test of the following week prior to returning tto.
`- Remote welders!arealso required to.complete twice weekly testing as part.of oureffort to reduce covio.
`transmissionin our commit.
`AS alwayswe.will rely on:the rmost up-to-date scientitic evidence to guide our decision making and these.”
`requirements ¢and accommodationsare subject to change as the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances change.Ifyou
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`tested or-traveling to or from the testingsite.
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