JoJo88

How do we comply with this guideline just put out on June 18th by NYS? from head of staff: "I have been looking carefully at the COVID guidelines sent by the state, and there is a bit of a wrinkle with our testing policy. This year, in order to do testing on site at camp, we are apparently supposed to apply for a Limited Service Laboratory certificate. This involves a 6-page application, a $200 application fee, a 3-week turnaround time for approval, and finding someone who has the following credentials: " The laboratory director designee must be a licensed health care practitioner (Physician, Podiatrist, Dentist, PA, NP, PharmD, RPh or CNM only) or a Ph.D. or D.Sc. holding a certificate of qualification." I reached out to DOH to see if there is any alternative and the short answer was no. I am incredibly frustrated by this since it is a significant obstacle to us taking a simple step to keep the community safe." It would seem by this new rule we can't do rapid tests on site given that I am not an NP (I am an RN). We are a sleep-away camp, requiring PCR's before camp for entry, but once kids are here, if they exhibit any Covid symptoms with this new rule we would not be able to rapid antigen test them. Kids come from many different states, so it's not a situation where we can have the parents do it. Anyone have any thoughts on this? Please share!