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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has put out a Health Advisory: Testing Asymptomatic Persons for SARS-CoV-2, which details that staff and people residing in congregate settings are a priority for testing.
We want to bring this to your attention in that there has been some confusion as to which settings are a priority for testing. MDH defines “congregate settings” in the Health Advisory to include (but are not limited to) “acute care, assisted living, skilled nursing, group homes, long-term care facilities, substance use disorder treatment centers, homeless shelters, and correctional facilities.”
Therefore, congregate settings include:
- Mental health centers/clinics
- Residential settings for adults with mental illness
- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs)
- Substance use disorder treatment programs – residential and non-residential
- Community residential settings
- Adult foster care programs
- Children’s residential facilities
Clinical providers should have received a letter clarifying that these settings should be considered a “congregate setting” within other MDH guidance. For more information, see the Health Advisory or visit the MDH COVID-19 webpage.
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