Update on Abbott BinaxNOW Test Kit Program (SNF/AL)

Skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities continue to receive or are eligible to receive free monthly shipments of Abbott BinaxNOW over the counter COVID-19 test kits from the Health and Human Services (HHS) department. In place since 2020, this program will continue through at least the end of 2023. As a reminder, facilities/communities must have an active CLIA waiver to be eligible to participate in this program. 

Shipments can be started and stopped, and test quantities can be increased or decreased by emailing [email protected]. The email must include the name of the facility, address, CLIA waiver number and your request (stop, start, increase, decrease). It may take a week or two to update the shipping information. Please note that, since the tests are OTC, you can provide them to visitors, staff, or residents for their personal use as well. All tests that have been shipped to long term care facilities have expiration dates in December 2023 or January 2024. The exact expiration dates for the tests can be found on the FDA website.