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.

HIPAA Notice

The Department of Public Health (the “Department”) is a “hybrid entity” as defined by the

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended (“HIPAA”).

The Department’s laboratory and its support services are the only areas of the Department that

perform business activities that are covered functions under HIPAA. The following notice of privacy

practices only pertains to those areas of the Department. (Click link below)

 

Notice of Privacy Practices