Essential Worker COVID-19 Screening

• Provides testing to health care and other essential workers at drive through or walk in testing sites. Testing sites are located in Monroe, Broome, Erie, Niagara, Oneida, Albany, Westchester, Rockland, Suffolk, Nassau, Queens, Kings, Richmond, Bronx, and New York counties. Individuals do not need to live in these counties to access testing.

ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE:

• Individuals who are employed as health care workers, first responders, or in any position within a nursing home, long-term care facility, or other congregate care setting, including but not limited to:

• Direct Care Providers
• Firefighters
• Medical Specialists
• Nutritionists and Dietitians
• Occupational/Physical/Recreational/Speech Therapists
• Paramedics/Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
• Psychologists/Psychiatrists Residential Care Program Managers
• Correction/Parole/Probatoin Officers
• Health Care Practiioners, Professionals, Aids, and Support Staff (e.g. Physicians, Nurses, Public Health Personnel)
• Police Officers

• Individuals who are employed as essential employees who directly interact with the public while working, including but not limited to:​

• Animal Care Workers (e.g. Veterinarians)
• Automotive Service and Repair Workers
• Bank Tellers and Workers
• Building Code Enforcement Officers
• Child Care Workers
• Client-Facing Case Managers and Coordinators Counselors (e.g. Mental Health, Addiction, Youth, Vocational, Crisis, etc.)
• Delivery Workers Dentists and Dental Hygienists
• Essential Construction Workers at Occupied Residences or Buildings
• Faith-Based Leaders (e.g. Chaplains, Clergy Members)
• Field Investigators/Regulators for Health and Safety
• Food Service Workers
• Funeral Home Workers
• Hotel/Motel Workers
• Human Services Providers
• Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers
• Mail and Shipping Workers
• Maintenance and Janitorial/Cleaning Workers
• Optometrists, Opticians, and Supporting Staff
• Retail Workers at Essential Businesses (e.g. Grocery Stores, Pharmacies, Convenience Stores, Gas Stations, Hardware Stores)
• Security Guards and Personnel Social Workers
• Shelter Workers and Homelessness Support Staff
• Teachers/Professors/Educators Transit Workers (e.g. Airports, Railways, Buses, and For-Hire Vehicles)
• Trash and Recycling Workers
• Utility Workers