Attn: Long Term Care and Residential Care Facilities

REMINDER: COVID-19 Testing Support for Long Term Care Facilities Step-Down

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is announcing the step-down of the COVID-19 Testing Support for Long-Term Care Facilities. Thank you for your partnership in providing vital testing services to residents and staff throughout Wisconsin.

Here is an overview of what this means for facilities:

• The final date for ordering PCR and antigen test supplies, including self-tests and point-of-care tests, is June 15, 2023.
• The final date for PCR lab diagnostics services will be June 15, 2023.
• The final date for courier services to transport specimens to the lab will be June 15, 2023.

We encourage testing through the deadlines listed above. If ordering antigen tests, plan ahead to ensure that you have enough supplies to conduct repeat testing as recommended by the Food and Drug Administration..

If your facility experiences a COVID-19 outbreak, please contact your Local Public Health Department.

If you have questions, please contact: wicovidtest@wisconsin.gov