Infectious Disease Protocol
From time to time, CUNY students or employees may contract an infectious disease that can be spread through casual contact. In such circumstances, which could impact the health and safety of the CUNY community, students and employees should follow this protocol. If a student or an employee is in doubt whether an infectious disease is covered, he/she should contact the campus Health Services office.
When students contract an infectious disease that can be spread through casual contact, they should immediately report it to the campus Health Services Director. If the campus Health Services Director is unavailable, they should report it to the campus Chief Student Affairs Officer. If the Student Affairs office is closed, they should report it to the campus Public Safety office. When employees contract an infectious disease that can be spread through casual contact, they should immediately report it to the Executive Director of Human Resources. If the Office of Human Resources is closed, they should report it to the campus Public Safety office. Employees should also inform their supervisor or department chair.
When a child in the campus Child Care Center contracts an infectious disease, the Child Care Center Director should report it to the campus Health Services Director and to the campus Chief Student Affairs Officer. If the campus Health Services Director is unavailable and the Student Affairs office is closed, the Child Care Center Director should report it to the campus Public Safety office.
The campus Public Safety office should report cases involving students to the campus Chief Student Affairs Administrator, cases involving employees to the Executive Director of Human Resources, and cases involving a child in the campus Child Care Center to the Health Services Director and to the Chief Student Affairs Officer.
Please note the following information for Baruch College:
Medical Director (for student information only):
David Coun, MD
(he/his)
Mount Sinai Doctors 55 East 34th Street
Mount Sinai Business Health
T: 212-252-6146
C: 929-929-2270
David.coun@mountsinai.org
Baruch College Student Health Center
138 East 26th Street, Main Floor (between Lexington and 3rd Avenues) New York, NY 10010
646-312-2040
Chief Student Affairs Officer
Art King, Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
646-312-4570
art.king@baruch.cuny.edu
NVC 3-175
Executive Director of Human Resources
Lakisha Skrine
646-660-6596
lakisha.skrine@baruch.cuny.edu
D2-212
Chief of Public Safety
Robert Curry
646-660-6000
robert.curry@baruch.cuny.edu
151 E 25th – Library Building
- Reporting should include as much information as possible, including: names of the individuals involved (may be withheld for a child in Child Care Center)all available contact information for the individuals involved: phone numbers (e.g., cell, home, office)
- e-mail address(es)
- emergency contact information
- individual information:
- classes (indicate if continuing education classes)
- co-curricular activities including clubs and sports
- any other campus contact (e.g., tutoring, campus jobs, work-study, camps)
- residence hall room numbers
- friends and/or faculty members and their respective contact information
- does the individual have a child in the campus child care center
- the date and time of the following:
- diagnosis and/or symptoms
- treatment
- campus notification
Members of the University community who become aware of a student or an employee who has contracted an infectious disease that can be spread through casual contact are also encouraged to contact the campus Health Services Director or the Executive Director of Human Resources, as appropriate, with that information.
In incidents involving students, the Vice President of Student Affairs or his designee will work with the Health Services Director and is responsible for notifying the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (as required), and other appropriate campus officials via e-mail or phone, and for notifying the University Director of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management and the University Director of Mental Health and Wellness Services via e-mail to healthreporting@mail.cuny.edu.
In incidents involving employees, the Executive Director of Human Resources is responsible for notifying the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (as required), and other appropriate campus officials via e-mail or phone, and for notifying the University Director of Environmental, Health, Safety, and Risk Management and the University Director of Mental Health and Wellness Services via e-mail to healthreporting@mail.cuny.edu.
Confidentiality of personal information, including medical information and the name of the individual, must be respected to the fullest extent possible. Such information shall be disclosed only on a need-to-know basis.
If contact tracking is required, the campus Health Services Director is responsible for coordinating with NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the campus Registrar, and the Chief Student Affairs Officer, for students, or the Executive Director of Human Resources, for employees. Once contact tracking is complete, or if contact tracking is not required, the campus Health Services Director must document the tracking or the decision not to track.