Procedure when infection is suspected.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 23-5
in effectSec. 23-5. - Procedure when infection is suspected.
When the department has reasonable cause to suspect the possibility of disease transmission from any food establishment employee, it may secure a morbidity history of the suspected employee or make any other investigation as necessary and shall take appropriate action. The department may require any or all of the following measures:
(1) The immediate exclusion of the employee from all food establishments;
(2) The immediate closing of the food establishment concerned until, in the opinion of the department, no further danger of disease outbreak exists;
(3) Restriction of the employee's services to some area of the food establishment where there would be no danger of disease transmission;
(4) Adequate medical and laboratory examination of the employee and other employees.
(Ord. No. 97-99, § 1, 2-8-99)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH23FOFOHA_ARTIINGE_DIV1GE_S23-5PRWHINISSUFetched: 10/27/2026