Federal guidelines may mean 130,000 more Covid tests per week at Iowa nursing homes

September 17, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

A state agency has notified Iowa nursing homes that the State Hygienic Lab doesn’t have the capacity to process all the Covid tests identified in new federal guidelines. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid now recommends routine testing of all nursing home staff, along with volunteers and contractors. Pat Garrett, a spokesman for Governor Reynolds, […]