COVID-19 Safety Plan

Please ensure that you bring the appropriate face masks with you to your upcoming appointments. If you do not have one, a mask will be provided for you at the front desk.

First level protection (elimination): Limit the number of people at the workplace and ensure physical distance whenever possible

• Ensure limit of three workers at a time
• Notice to patients not allowing visitors on signage
• Created occupancy limit of 10 patients at one time
• Controlling schedule, reducing number of patients during each adjustment set. Allowing 2-3 patients at a time
• Signage posted reminding patients to practice social distancing while in the office
• Removed extra chairs/seating. Spaced remaining chairs six feet apart

Second level protection (engineering): Barriers and partitions

• No barriers added
• Staff maintains distance from patients behind natural/existing partition of the front desk
• Clean front desk, POS machine, door handles and sign in area before morning and afternoon sets

Third level protection (administrative): Rules and guidelines

• Workers maintain social distance (6 ft) apart
• Wipe down front desk, waiting room chairs, POS, entrance/exit door, exam room doors twice daily
• Wipe down treatment tables and equipment after every use
• No shared equipment or supplies, workers maintain own equipment

Fourth level protection: Using masks (optional measure in addition to other control measures)

• Staff will wear a mask upon patient request
• If a staff member feels it is necessary and/or requested to wear one by another worker
• If a patient is showing signs of illness and did not disclose it to us
• If a staff member starts to feel ill, they must put on a mask immediately, and be sent home

Reduce the risk of surface transmission through effective cleaning and hygiene practices

• Implemented daily cleaning schedule
• Implemented hand sanitizing stations
• Routine hand washing/sanitizing
• Removed all non-essential high touch items, i.e. reading materials and children’s toys in play area