WCU Documentation of High-Risk Status Form Revised 6/11/2020
SECTION II (To the Diagnosing Professional):
To ensure reasonable and appropriate assistance, employees must provide current documentation of their high risk or vulnerable status
related to COVID-19. The Americans with Disabilities Act identifies a direct threat as an important ADA concept during an influenza
epidemic. Based on guidance of the CDC and the public health authorities as of March 2020, the COVID -19 pandemic meets the direct
threat standard. As the diagnosing professional, you are asked to fully complete all sections of this form. Additional reports can be
attached if necessary. Thank you for your assistance.
I. What is the applicable category of the current CDC guidance of the above condition:
☐ Age 65 years or older
☐ Lives in a nursing home or long-term care facility
☐ People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, particularly if not well controlled, including:
• Chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthmas
• Serious heart conditions
• Immunocompromised (cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly
controlled HIV or AIDS, prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications)
☐ Severe Obesity (BMI of 40 or higher)
☐ Diabetes
☐ Chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
☐ Liver Disease
II. Is this person unable to work on-site due to the current COVID-19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A
III. Is this person able to work if working from home is an option? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A
IV. Is it necessary that an individual living in the same home with the above individual is unable to work on-site due to the current
COVID 19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A
Thank you for your assistance in providing this information so that we may provide services as soon as possible. Please
attach your business card or other form of identification and mail this document to:
Matt Brown, Director of Benefits, 220 H.F. Robinson Bldg., Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Certifying Qualified Medical Provider/License Number:
Name / Degrees / Title:
Business Address:
Phone Number: E-mail Address:
Medical Provider Signature: Date:
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