Albany Students - Pooled Surveillance Testing and Daily COVID Screening

Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 08:45
Student Announcements
 

For testing requirements before coming to campus and upon arrival at campus, read the information in "Return to Campus Safely – Testing and Isolation Requirements" on the What Students Should Know webpage.

Everyone on campus must complete the daily screening questionnaire at https://sunypoly.edu/covid19/screening.html and temperature screening each day on campus.

Weekly Testing for Those Remaining on Campus After May14/Commencement Weekend
For those who are approved to remain on campus after Commencement weekend, weekly in person pooled testing will continue from that point on in the NanoFab East 2nd floor boardroom (NFE 2107), with summer hours and testing every Monday and Tuesday from May 17/18 through June 28/29.

You may schedule an appointment to have the test administered Mondays between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., or Tuesdays between 10:30 a.m. and noon by e-mailing Diana Dumesnil at ddumesnil@sunypoly.edu. When you arrive for your test, there will be a signup sheet each week with time blocks for the next round of testing; contact Diana Dumesnil for any additional questions.

In lieu of a campus pooled test, a community-based acquired PCR (or TMA) test can be submitted instead to wellnesscenter@sunypoly.edu, taken no earlier than the Sunday for that week and no later than Friday of that week (for May 10/11 testing, that would mean the test would be taken between Sunday, May 9 and Friday, May 14). Please note that the test must be a PCR or TMA test; antibody and antigen tests will not be accepted.

To meet testing requirements in lieu of participating in pooled testing, you are encouraged to participate in Project Baseline testing at https://www.projectbaseline.com/, a free, individualized, community-based drive-through PCR testing process in which you fill out the intake form online, schedule a drive-through test at Rite Aids located throughout the region, and then electronically receive test results which you can then submit as indicated above. Obtaining a community-based PCR test through Project Baseline is fast, free, and provides the autonomy and convenience of meeting the testing requirements according to your personal schedule.

NYS Travel Advisory Information
Students, faculty, and staff who have arrived in New York State must follow the New York State Travel Advisory whether living on- or off-campus. For questions, students may contact studentaffairs@sunypoly.edu and employees may contact hr@sunypoly.edu.

Before the testing process, please review all of the testing procedures:

  1. Because it includes new/additional questions, you must fill out the testing app prior to coming to take part in pooled testing. The web application requires providing your health insurance information; if you do not have health insurance or do not have this information, please let the staff at the testing site know and they will provide you with further instructions. Your health insurance will only be charged if reflex testing is completed (see below FAQ: What is reflex testing and when will it be completed)
    1. Review detailed app instructions in the SUNY COVID-19 Web App Overview (pdf)
    2. Please use your U# for “Institutional ID”
  2. The day of the test, complete your Daily Health Screening
    1. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please do not come to campus; contact the Wellness Center at 315-792-7172 to arrange for alternate testing and further instructions
  3. Arrive at the Campus Center and park in the parking lot
    1. Bring your SUNY Poly Photo ID and Cell Phone or similar device (e.g. tablet) with WIFI or Cellular capability
    2. Wear your face covering
  4.  Follow signs for Testing – Ensure social distancing by standing on noted locations
  5. Here is a helpful video of the process
  6. Go to “Registration Table 1” for Registration:
    1. You will show your ID and on your device go to the testing app and login.
      1. Your registration will include questions about eating, drinking, or other recent activities. Please note:
        1. Within the three hours before the test, you cannot brush your teeth or use mouthwash.
        2. Within 30 minutes before the test you cannot eat or drink anything, including mints, gum, or lozenges.
        3. Within 30 minutes before the test you cannot smoke or use smokeless tobacco products or e-cigarettes.
      2. Your registration will also include questions about any symptoms you are experiencing (If you indicate you are experiencing any of the below symptoms, you will be directed to stop and you must not continue with the process. You will also be directed to contact the Wellness Center at 315-792-7172:
        1. Fever or chills
        2. Cough
        3. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
        4. Fatigue
        5. Muscle or body aches
        6. Headache
        7. New loss of taste or smell
        8. Sore throat
        9. Congestion or runny nose
        10. Nausea or vomiting
        11. Diarrhea
      3. You will be asked to use hand sanitizer before being given a test kit.
      4. You will scan or be provided a bar code number to enter into the log-in screen
      5. Once this is complete, you will be given your test vial and you can go to the next table when available.
  7. Go to Testing Table 2 to Begin the sample process.
    1. At this point you can take off your face covering for testing
    2. Open the vial to expose the swab
    3. Following the instructions, rub the swab inside your mouth for 10-15 seconds – along your gum lines and under your tongue (sample collection video).
    4. Insert the swab into the tube and screw the cap on tightly
    5. Replace your face covering
    6. Shake the vial vigorously 15 times
    7. Give the vial to the attendant who will place it in the sample rack
    8. You can then use hand sanitizer and follow the directional arrows out of the building and return home.
    9. Following testing, you should limit your exposure to others and continue to follow social distance, face covering, and hygiene requirements in a temporary precautionary quarantine until your pooled results are presumed negative.  
  8. Pooled sample results:
    1. If results are presumed negative, you will be informed and you can continue to attend classes on campus.
    2. If results require further testing, you will be informed and provided with directions related to follow-up testing and quarantine/isolation requirements.

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