Individuals meeting any of the following updated MDHHS COVID-19 prioritization criteria can be tested:

High Priority:

• Hospitalized patients with symptoms

• Any healthcare worker, first responder, or congregate care facility worker with symptoms

• Residents in any congregate care facility, including prisons and shelters, with symptoms

Priority:

• Persons with symptoms of potential COVID-19 infection, including:

  • Cough
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Muscle Pain
  • New Loss of Taste or Smell
  • Vomiting or Diarrhea
  • Sore Throat
     

• Asymptomatic patients in preparation for surgical procedures, as deemed necessary by the treating clinician

• Asymptomatic people with known exposure to a person with confirmed COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19

• Asymptomatic people living or working in a congregate care facility or other high-risk setting (i.e. nursing home, jail, prison, homeless shelter, assisted living facility, etc.) that:

  • Had a confirmed case among residents or workers
  • Is located in a region of medium risk or higher, or
  • Is receiving patients from an area of medium risk or higher
     

• Asymptomatic people who work in a profession that puts them at high risk of exposure, including:

  • Repeated close contact of prolonged duration with the public
  • Working in a high-risk profession where clusters of infections have been identified (i.e., migrant workers, food processing facilities, etc.)
  • Working in person during a period of strict social distancing (i.e., Stay Home, Stay Safe) or, in areas with some sectors re-opening, having worked in person during the period of strict social distancing
     

• Persons identified by clinicians or public healthofficials who can be tested for public health monitoring research purposes (i.e. serology, sentinel testing

• Testing to increase rates per million per day in communities facing inequity in access (i.e., areas with higher proportion of racial/ethnic minorities, rural communities)

Permissible:

• Persons without symptoms who are prioritized by local health departments or clinicians, for any reason
• Asymptomatic people living or working in a congregate care facility or other high-risk setting (i.e. nursing home, jail, prison, homeless shelter, assisted living facility, etc.) in any region
• Asymptomatic people leaving their home for work