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Is the parent or legal guardian allowed to sign a form to let non-credentialed school staff perform a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived COVID-19 test or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test without registered (Cont.)
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Is the parent or legal guardian allowed to sign a form to let non-credentialed school staff  perform a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived COVID-19 test or a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test without registered nurse (RN) delegation through the process of in loco parentis (in place of the parent) in public and private schools, Kindergarten-Twelve (K-12 grades)?

No. The school laws do not allow a parent or legal guardian to sign a form to allow a non-credentialed school staff person to perform a CLIA-waived COVID-19 test or PCR COVID-19 test to non-credentialed school staff.

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