Connecticut State Department of Public Health

The Federal Government has reopened COVIDtests.gov. Every household can order four over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free. These tests are intended for use throughout the 2024 holiday season to detect currently circulating COVID-19 variants. Please visit COVIDtests.gov for your free test.

Circular Letters and Memos

2024
 Date Circular Letter Number Circular Letter/ Memo Title
 10/9/2024 OPHPR-2024-08 Programmatic Progress Reports, SharePoint Site, and Extended Reporting Period
 10/9/2024 OPHPR-2024-08a Programmatic Progress Report - Contractor 
 10/9/2024 OPHPR-2024-08b Programmatic Progress Report - Subcontractor  
 10/9/2024 OPHPR-2024-08c Programmatic Progress Report - MRC
 9/11/2024 OPHPR-2024-07 National Preparedness Month
 8/7/2024 OPHPR-2024-06 MRC Training Survey
 6/21/2024 OPHPR-2024-005  Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer Training Guidance Manual Memo
 6/21/2024 OPHPR-2024-005a MRC Volunteer Training Guidance Manual
 5/6/2024 OPHPR-2024-05  Medical Countermeasure Workgroup 
 5/2/2024 OPHPR-2024-04  CRI Draft Contract & Subcontract Language and Budget Guidance
 3/19/2024 OPHPR-2024-03  Request for Letters of Concurrence
 1/29/2024 OPHPR-2024-02 Medical Reserve Corps CT Responds Training Series

 

2023
 Date Circular Letter Number Circular Letter/ Memo Title
 12/18/23 OPHPR-2023-015 Cyber Security Resources
 11/3/23 OPHPR-2023-014 New England Disaster Training Center
 10/13/23 OPHPR-2023-012(B) Updated Start Time for Capabilities Training Series
 9/8/23 OPHPR-2023-013 Hard Copy Preparedness Guides Available for National Preparedness Month
 8/16/23 OPHPR-2023-012 Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Capabilities Training Series
 6/12/23 OPHPR-2023-011 MRC-STTRONG Award
 6/8/23 OPHPR-2023-010 N-95s Available
 5/16/23 OPHPR-2023-009 Availability of Military and Camping Cots
 5/17/23 OPHPR-2023-008 CRI Budgets for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 – Budget Period 5 (BP5)
 5/5/23 OPHPR-2023-007 COVID Therapeutics Access/End of the Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023
 4/17/23 OPHPR-2023-006 PPE Ordering
 4/6/23 OPHPR-2023-005 Migrant Health Screening Form and Memo
 3/27/23 OPHPR-2023-004 Ventilators
 3/9/23 OPHPR-2023-003 FAQs from CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on
Rapid Antigen Test Kit Disposal Guidance
 2/2/2023 OPHPR-2023-002 CRI Contractors’ Update
 1/19/2023 OPHPR-2023-001 iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit Shelf-Life Extension

 

2022
 Date Circular Letter Number Circular Letter/ Memo Title
 12/29/2022  OPHPR-2022-019  MRC Staffing Changes
 12/21/2022  OPHPR-2022-018
  Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity, Budget Period 2 Funding No Cost Extension                                               
 11/10/2022  OPHPR-2022-017  City Readiness Initiative (CRI) November 2022 Update
 10/28/2022  OPHPR-2022-016  Jurisdictional Risk Assessment Webinar
 10/21/2022  OPHPR-2022-015  CT DPH Modified PHEP ORR Deliverables submitted for Budget Period 3 (BP3)
 10/07/2022  OPHPR-2022-014  Staffing Change
 09/20/2022  OPHPR-2022-013  Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC1) Enhancing Detection Budget Period 2 (BP2) - Budget Revision Request Deadline
 08/11/2022  OPHPR-2022-012  Contract-funded staff and Monkeypox Response
 08/05/2022  OPHPR-2022-011  iHealth Test Kit Extension
 07/26/2022  OPHPR-2022-010  MRC Volunteer Management Background Check Procedure
 07/18/2022  OPHPR-2022-009  Ventilator Retrieval
 07/07/2022  OPHPR-2022-008  CRI Budget Review and Guidance
 07/01/2022  OPHPR-2022-007  COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit Shelf-Life Extensions
 06/22/2022  OPHPR-2022-006  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Availability
 06/22/2022  OPHPR-2022-005  FDA Extension of PPE
 05/06/2022  OPHPR-2022-004  JRA Contract Deliverables for Cities Readiness Initiative Fiduciaries
 05/06/2022  OPHPR-2022-003  Jurisdictional Risk Assessment
 05/03/2022  OPHPR-2022-002  COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Therapeutics
 03/28/2022  OPHPR-2022-001  PHEP Budget Guidance BP4