There are new Shelby County COVID guidelines updated under the guidance of the CDC and the Indiana State Department of Health. 

The following information was approved by Health Officer, Dr. Chris Loman:

“CDC currently recommends a quarantine period of 14 days. However, based on local circumstances and resources, the following options to shorten quarantine are acceptable alternatives.”

Shelby County Health Department will follow the below guidelines when our county is below a 15% infection rate on the ISDH Dashboard. If we are above that infection rate, we will continue with the current 14-day quarantine period.

SHELBY COUNTY QUARANTINE HARDSHIP POLICY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL, WORK OR VOLUNTEER POSITIONIN COORDINATION WITH EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, EMPLOYER OR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZER

?Quarantine can end after Day 10 without testing, and if no symptoms have been reported during daily monitoring, and education has been completed. *

? Quarantine can end after Day 7 if a diagnostic specimen tests negative (test must not be collected before day 5 of quarantine period but will not supersede testing for ill individuals or a first time to test person based on testing capacity), education has been completed, and if no symptoms were reported during daily monitoring. *

CONTINUED REQUIREMENTS and CLARIFICATIONS UNTIL THE END OF STANDARD 14 DAY QUARANTINE

•           Continued symptom monitoring, social distancing, frequent hand washing, and masking through Day 14. *Symptom monitoring at least two times per day, AM & PM, MUST BE documented with Pt. Name, DOB, sign and symptom (s/s) checklist completed with printed name and signature of person completing monitoring for each s/s review event and returned to place of employment or school for submission to the Local Health Department.

•           Adults or their Legal Guardians should complete and sign that they have completed appropriate education to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. The following link provides education: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html. Or with documentation from a healthcare provider that education has been completed and the client verbalizes understanding and agrees to compliance.

•           Individual should have received annual flu vaccination or medical documentation explaining contraindication to vaccination

*IF COUNTY RATE INCREASES ABOVE BASELINE OUTLINED ABOVE, OR THE INDIVIDUAL BEING MONITORED DEVELOPS S/S, OR REQUIRMENTS NOT MEET EARLY QUARANTINE RELEASE MAY BE RECINDED.