Clayton Valley Charter to provide free COVID-19 testing every Wednesday
CONCORD, CA—Clayton Valley Charter High School, in coordination with the City of Concord, has announced FREE COVID-19 testing. They will make testing available every Wednesday, starting January 27, 2021, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. You must make an appointment.
The free COVID-19 and Antibody testing will take place at Centre Concord located at 5298 Clayton Rd, Concord, across from Clayton Valley Bowl and behind In-Shape Fitness Center. PMH Laboratory Inc. and Agile Force, Inc. will provide this FREE service. Please make sure to park directly in front of Centre Concord when getting tested.
Process Summary
COVID-19 Testing (both viral and antibody, at your option) will be offered. The Federal CARES Act will cover the cost. The vendor will bill your insurance carrier (including Blue Shield and Kaiser), so bring a copy of your insurance card with you. You can also get tested without insurance. IN ANY CASE, THERE WILL BE NO COST TO YOU. However, you may receive a notice from your insurance carrier after testing. Please see the COVID-19 Fact Sheet for more information on COVID-19.
Sign-Up
You must sign-up via the online scheduler to make an appointment. The online scheduler will send reminders to each participant by email and text message 24 hours and 2 hours prior to the scheduled appointment. The scheduler for the January 27 testing day will close for registration at 5:00 PM on January 21.
Testing Day
On the day of the clinic, a nurse will ask for your insurance information, completed paperwork. Then, they will collect a nasal swab sample for the RT-PCR test and a small blood sample for the antibody test. You do not need to have both tests, but both will be available.
IT IS CRITICAL YOU BRING THE FOLLOWING FORMS ALREADY FILLED OUT ON TEST DAY (Otherwise testing delays may occur)
- Copy of the front and back of your insurance card OR fill out the Uninsured Patient Form.
- Completed COVID-19 Patient Test Request Form.
- Completed Venous Consent Form (if you are requesting antibody testing).
Click Here to Schedule COVID Testing
After Testing
The sample(s) will be sent to the laboratory to process and results will be sent to our local health department; individual participants will be able to access results through the PMH Laboratory website after 3 business days from the date of the testing. No further actions will be required if the results are negative. If the results are positive, a representative from the lab will contact you and a consultation can be scheduled with a lab scientist or doctor to review the results and next steps.
Instructions to Access Lab Results
The testing lab (PMH Laboratory, Inc.) will provide an aggregate report to the school that will only show the number of negative results and positive results for those tested.