Still Available: Free COVID-19 Tests from HHS

Assisted living communities with an active CLIA waiver are eligible to receive free monthly shipments of over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits from the Department of Health and Human Services. We anticipate that this program will continue through Fall 2025. To stop or start shipments, email [email protected] and include the facility name and address, CLIA waiver number and your request (stop or start). Please note that it may take a week or two to update the shipping information.

CDC guidance requires anyone with even mild symptoms of COVID-19 to be tested. More information and detailed guidance can be found in the CDC’s Infection Control Guidance: SARS-CoV-2​. If you have an influx of test kits and aren’t sure how to use them, keep in mind that, since the tests are OTC, you can provide them to visitors, staff or residents for their personal use. Be sure to check your test expiration dates on the FDA website. For questions related to the HHS COVID-19 Test Distribution Program, please email [email protected].​