Here are resource links from Tuesday 1/17/23 meeting hosted by Corina McEntire, COVID-19 Regional Response Coordinator at ESD112. Please reach out to your local ESD contact with any additional questions.
The BD Veritor SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A+B, also known as BD Triplex, is a rapid antigen point-of-care test that tests for COVID and Influenza A and B from the same sample. Detailed info is continually being updated here – BD-Veritor-Triplex-Toolkit_Dec-2022-Update from L2R Toolbox – Learn to Return.
- Every school administering the test must have a current MTS (CLIA) Amendment: Test Menu Change Form 505-089 (wa.gov)
- Training: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=My2gTHVOWCw (this can be found in Step 3 from the Toolkit)
WHAT ARE THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS?
APPLY FOR OR UPDATE YOUR MTS LICENSE: All test observers administering and resulting point-of-care tests under a district’s MTS license must be trained on all point-of-care testing technologies used at the school’s testing sites.
IDENTIFY TEST OBSERVERS AND ATTEND TRAINING 3 DOCUMENTS : Schools must retain documentation that training has been completed for each test observer.
There is no additional cost for school’s to update an existing CLIA Waiver / MTTS License. If a school has not already acquired one, the cost is $95.
- Triplex Consent Forms along with Translations: Folder – Google Drive
- Parent Template Letter along with Translations: BD Triplex Parent Letter – Google Drive
- MTS (CLIA) Lookup for Amendment as Supplement: Facility Search (wa.gov) and Laboratory Search | CDC [Use Advanced Search]
