Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Beginning on Sept. 25, every U.S. household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered to their home by visiting COVIDTests.gov. Additionally, before you discard any “expired” test kits you have, please check here to see if the expiration dates of your COVID-19 tests have been extended.

Circular Letters and Memos

2023
 Date Circular Letter Number Circular Letter/ Memo Title
 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