Dear Assisted Living Facility Partners,

Your facility may be performing or ordering COVID-19 testing of staff and residents. All positive and negative COVID-19 test results (performed on-site) are required to be reported directly to ADHS pursuant to Executive Order 2020-37. Your facility is also required to report positive results and outbreaks separately to your county health department. 

 

There are two methods for reporting these results to ADHS. 

• The preferred method is to register your facility with this Google Form.  Once registered, you will receive another link to enter reports into a separate Google Form. Guidance on this process is available on the Lab Resources webpage. 

• The second option is to follow the flat file reporting requirements outlined on the Lab Resources webpage. If files are not submitted in the proper format, you will be required to resubmit the file in the appropriate format.

In addition, ADHS has developed Recommendations for Residential Healthcare Facility Diagnostic Testing that covers:

• Summary of diagnostic tests and their use

• Planning for Specimen Collection, Testing, and Data Management

• Coordinating Reporting of Testing Results

• Recommendations for Conducting Swabbing

• Considerations for Use of Antigen Testing in Residential Facilities

• Table of Considerations for On-site vs. Off-site Testing

• Resources

In collaboration with ADHS and DEMA, the National Guard is offering on-site training for facilities that have received rapid antigen tests from the federal government. The training covers using the tests, logistical considerations, and reporting via the Google Form. If your facility is interested in having on-site training by the National Guard, please contact LT Nishitkumar Patel at nishitkumar.patel.4@us.af.mil or 520-328-4512.

As a reminder, ADHS COVID-19 Guidance for Residential Living Facilities is available online.

Questions related to the reporting process should be directed to reportingquestions@azdhs.gov. 

Questions related to licensing issues should be directed to residential.licensing@azdhs.gov.