
- If your child shows symptoms of COVID-like symptoms (CLS) at school or is discovered to have been in close contact with a COVID-19 positive individual, the parent/guardian will be called to pick up the student.
- The nurse can provide information about test sites elsewhere if you choose not to have your child tested at school. If you would like the school nurse to provide testing, let her know.
- Call the school when you arrive, and the nurse will bring your child to the car for dismissal.
- The nurse will have you sign a consent for testing. The consent must be signed by the child’s parent or legal guardian. Grandparents, friends, or other family members cannot sign the consent for testing unless there is paperwork on file at school stating they are the child’s guardian and able to sign for medical treatment and procedures.
- The POC rapid test takes 15 minutes for results. The nurse will swab the inside of both nostrils. If it is positive for COVID, no other testing is required. If your child is negative but has symptoms, a follow-up test can be provided that is sent to MAKO laboratories. This will require the nose to be swabbed twice; this is an intranasal swab inserted about an inch into both nostrils.
- Call your primary care provider to ask about testing at the doctor’s office.
- Call Urgent Care Centers to ask about testing at their center.
- Testing is available at CVS in Oakland. To schedule a test, go to cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing.
- If you have a doctor’s order for testing, call Garrett Regional Medical Center (GRMC) in Oakland for testing:
- With symptoms: Monday through Thursday during normal business hours. Once you have your provider’s order for a Rapid test, call 301-533-4670 to schedule an appointment. Hospital staff will meet you at your car under the canopy at the front of the hospital at the designated appointment time. The result will be called to your provider within an hour.
- Without symptoms: No need to call ahead. Just bring your provider’s order to the hospital and register as you would for any lab work. This test will be sent out and the results normally come back in 2-3 days.
- Individuals with symptoms that could be COVID-19
- All who suspect exposure, including those who don’t have symptoms
- Individuals who are at risk of exposure, including workers in frequent contact with the public in health care, emergency services, food and grocery, retail or manufacturing, public transportation, educational, and other congregate settings
- Individuals who have been in large gatherings
- Individuals who have traveled recently.