Long-term Care Testing: COVID-19

Testing guidance, recommendations, and resources for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

On this page:
Overview and Guidance
Testing Resources

Overview and Guidance

Testing guidance and resources for long-term care (LTC) facilities.

Nursing facilities

Federally certified nursing facilities in Minnesota should refer to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) documents below for COVID-19 testing guidelines:

• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• CMS QSO-20-38-NH: Interim Final Rule (IFC), CMS-3401-IFC, Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency related to Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Testing Requirements (PDF)

Assisted living facilities

• CDC: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Testing Resources

Resources for facilities undergoing resident or staff testing.

• CDC: Interim Guidance for Managing Healthcare Personnel with SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
• Reporting Results of COVID-19 Tests Performed Inside Your Long-term Care Facility (PDF)
  Updated 5/2/22
• Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care: COVID-19 Testing Notice (PDF)
  Letter sent May 14, 2020
  5/29/20
• Long-term Care (LTC) Emergency Preparedness
  Tools developed to assist LTC facilities with emergency preparedness planning, including a response plan to support COVID-19 testing template and guidance document.