Wisconsin COVID-19 Collection Supplies Request

This website is for healthcare providers only. If you are an individual experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please visit wihealthconnect.com for more information and COVID-19 screening.

Wisconsin COVID-19 Collection Supplies Request

The State of Wisconsin has updated the process for requesting testing supplies. Please answer the following question so that we can route you to the appropriate request.

Is your Healthcare Facility a Skilled Nursing Facility?

Yes

Instructions

FOR IMMEDIATE OUTBREAKS CONTACT YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The following supplies and services to facilitate laboratory COVID-19 testing are available at no charge to qualifying Wisconsin clinicians, local and tribal health centers, clinical laboratories, skilled nursing facilities, and other approved entities collecting specimens in response to COVID-19. The supplies and laboratory services are intended for the purpose of expanding Wisconsin’s existing COVID-19 testing capacity. Please do not use these supplies and services for the purpose of replacing your own existing testing resources. You may not bill third-party payors for these supplies and services (for more information about billing, click here).

Room Temperature Collection Kits: Specimen collection materials including viral transport media (VTM) and a nasopharyngeal (NP) swab. Room temperature storage. Collection Instructions
Refrigerated Collection Kits: Specimen collection materials including VTM and NP swab. NOTE: May be shipped and stored for up to five months at room temperature, or stored refrigerated (2°- 8° C) for up to 12 months. Collection Instructions
Swab Only: NP or Nasal swab alone, FDA approved.
VTM Only: CDC protocol VTM. NOTE: May be shipped and stored for up to five months at room temperature, or stored refrigerated (2°- 8° C) for up to 12 months. Gentueri Package Insert | WVDL Package Insert
Small Category B Return Shipping Materials: Insulated cooler with category B labels, 2 cool paks, and packing material. Can hold up to 40 collected specimens.
Large Category B Return Shipping Materials: Insulated cooler with category B labels, 4 cool paks, and packing material. Can hold up to 200 collected specimens.
Exact Sciences Collection Supplies and Laboratory Services: Specimen collection materials including saline and a nasal swab. Room temperature storage. NOTE: Supplies intended for testing performed by Exact Sciences at no charge. For collection instructions and additional information go to: Exact Sciences
COVID Connect/DTRA Labels: QR labels used for COVID Connect/DTRA testing events

The supplies and laboratory services are intended for the purpose of expanding Wisconsin’s existing COVID-19 testing capacity. The supplies and laboratory services are available for testing symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals based on clinical guidelines established by the organization requesting the materials.

Demographics - Please compete these questions to continue the request

Have you ordered from this site before?
Yes No

How many tests can you perform with your current inventory of testing supplies?

Enter the number of patient COVID-19 tests your facility has initiated in the past 7 days (enter 0 if none)

In order to help us prioritize your request, please describe your planned use of the collection materials

Please state which clinical laboratory will perform testing of specimens collected with the requested materials

Healthcare Facility Type

To allow us to better track the distribution of testing supplies among the various types of health care providers in the State, please select from the provided drop down menu the type of health care facility that best describes on whose behalf you are placing your order. If you are requesting supplies on behalf of a county jail or medical examiner, please route your request to your County Public Health Department instead of this website.

Requester Contact Information

Enter your contact information, including your direct line phone number, to avoid delays should we need to contact you regarding details for your order.

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Company or Organization

Address

Address 2

City

County

State

Zip Code

Shipping Information

Be sure to fill an appropriate shipping address (no PO Box address). Provide the name and phone number for the staff member responsible for receiving the shipment.

Prefix

First Name

Last Name

Company or Organization

Attention

Shipping Attention Phone Number

Address

Address 2

City

County

State

Zip Code

Testing Supplies

We will make every effort to send health care providers their preferred specimen collection materials. However, in the event that demand for particular materials exceeds current supply, we will send providers alternative materials if they can be utilized.

Supplies

Notes

Notes or Comments (500 character max)

Terms of Acceptance of Specimen Collection Supplies and Laboratory Services

As a condition of receiving COVID-19 testing specimen collection supplies and/or laboratory services at no cost from the State of Wisconsin, you agree to:

Use and administer the specimen collection supplies and laboratory services only in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules, authorizations, and guidance ("Applicable Law");
Have specimens collected by qualified personnel using proper procedures;
Ensure that personnel collecting specimens are trained in proper collection procedures;
Order laboratory services for such specimen in compliance with all Applicable Law;
Have laboratory services ordered only by authorized health care professionals;
Communicate results of COVID-19 tests in compliance with all Applicable Law; and
Obtain all necessary consents and authorizations from patients to perform laboratory services and release the results of those services to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) or its designees.
Order only the supplies and/or related laboratory services necessary to meet your needs over the next 7-14 days.
Account for unused supplies and report to the State upon its request. Unused supplies must be allocated to a future test plan within 14 days; the State reserves the right to have unused supplies returned to the State.

You also agree not to:

Bill third parties for the specimen collection supplies and laboratory services; or
Use the specimen collection supplies and laboratory services to provide COVID-19 testing services to State of Wisconsin government entities, including but not limited to universities in the University of Wisconsin System, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the DHS or the Wisconsin Department of Administration.

I Accept The Terms Outlined Above

Contact Information
Email: WICOVID19TestingCollectionSupplies@wisconsin.gov