STUDENT CONSENT FORM FOR VOLUNTARY COVID-19 TESTING
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) takes the health and safety of students and school staff very seriously. As such, DHEC is partnering with schools to provide voluntary PreK-12 COVID-19 testing for students and school staff.
What is the test?
If you consent, your child will be tested for COVID-19 using the Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW rapid antigen test. The Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test is a test that indicates if someone currently has COVID-19. A school nurse (RN or LPN) or athletic trainer who has been trained to administer this test will either collect the specimen or will instruct and supervise as the sample is self-collected. To collect the specimen, a swab, similar to a Q-Tip, is placed inside the nostril approximately ½ of an inch deep and rotated against the nostril wall. This is
done in each nostril and only takes 10-15 seconds. The results will be ready in approximately 15 minutes. Safety precautions will be followed prior to, during, and after the test including all proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE), hand hygiene, and cleaning and disinfection of the environment.
TO BE COMPLETED BY PARENT, GUARDIAN, LEGAL CUSTODIAN, FOSTER CARE PROVIDER, STUDENT OVER THE AGE OF 16 OR STUDENT OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE CONSENT