On August 7, 2020, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) said it would continue state funding to test nursing home staff biweekly for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). All nursing home staff must be retested for COVID-19 every other week in facilities without a confirmed case. Existing state guidance requires nursing home staff to be tested weekly if a COVID-19 case has been detected.

The funding, which will continue through November 2020, is through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Facilities will be required to report all test results.

NCDHHS is . . .

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