Texas To Test All Residents & Staff In State-Run Homes For People With Disabilities & Psychiatric Hospitals

On May 21, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to expand testing for coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) to the approximately 4,700 residents, and about 18,000 staff at 23 state-operated inpatient psychiatric hospitals and state-supported living centers (SSLC). This testing is part of the state’s continued effort to reduce the chances of the spread of COVID-19 at these facilities and protect these vulnerable populations.

Previously, residents at both types of facilities were tested if they displayed symptoms of COVID-19 or had possible exposure to . . .