Mississippi State Department of Health

COVID-19 Guidance and Information for Healthcare Professionals
Updated December 2023

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Healthcare Provider Guidance and Resources

Patient Handouts

Vaccination Providers

Reporting COVID-19

Health Facilities

Specimen Collection, Delivery and Reporting

Specimen Reporting

SARS-CoV-2 Virus Strain Surveillance

Map and Directions for Laboratory Dropoff

The Dr. F.E.”ED” Thompson, Jr. Public Health Laboratory Facility is on the State Department of Health's central office campus in Jackson, MS at 350 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, 39216.

Local Delivery of Samples: Drop samples off at the rear of the Thompson lab building. Detailed instructions are in our sample shipping guidance.

Dropoff hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00–4:30.

CDC Guidance

Healthcare and EMS

Contact Tracing

More from the CDC



Links referenced on this page
Therapeutics    https://aspr.hhs.gov/COVID-19/Therapeutics/Pages/
CDC Infection Control Recommendations for Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html
NIH Clinical Guidelines: Therapies for High-Risk, Nonhospitalized Patients    https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/statement-on-therapies-for-high-risk-nonhospitalized-patients/
NIH Panel's Statement on Prioritizing the Use of Outpatient Therapies    https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/statement-on-patient-prioritization-for-outpatient-therapies/
CDC Guidance for Healthcare Personnel with Potential COVID-19 Exposure    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html
Handout: What to Do After You Have Been Tested for COVID-19    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,19334,420,pdf/HCP_C19_After_Your_Test.pdf
Handout: Home Isolation for Individuals with COVID-19    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,9915,420,pdf/HCP_C19_self_isolate.pdf
Home Isolation for Individuals with COVID-19    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,9915,420,pdf/HCP_C19_self_isolate.pdf
Enrollment and Resources for COVID-19 Vaccination Providers    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,0,71,975,html ok
Updated SARS-CoV-2 Reporting Requirements    http://msdh.ms.gov/page/resources/19837.pdf
Death Reporting Q & A for Medical Examiners, Coroners and Physicians    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,22075,420,694,html ok
CDC Guidance on Certifying COVID-19 Deaths    https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/vsrg/vsrg03-508.pdf
How to get a Mississippi death certificate    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/31,0,109,809,html ok
Long-term care facility guidance documents    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,21866,420.html ok
Mississippi COVID-19 System of Care    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/44,0,397,881,html ok
COVID-19 Specimen Collection    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8501,420,pdf/COVID-19_Specimen_Collection.pdf
COVID-19 Lab Requisition Form    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8500,420,pdf/COVID-19_Laboratory_Requisition.pdf
COVID-19 Refrigerated Specimen Packaging    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8499,420,pdf/COVID-19_Refrigerated_Specimen_Packaging.pdf
COVID-19 Frozen Specimen Packaging    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8498,420,pdf/COVID-19_Frozen_Specimen_Packaging.pdf
COVID-19 Specimen Transport and Delivery    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8497,420,pdf/COVID-19_Specimen_Transport.pdf
COVID-19 Specimen Reporting    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8496,420,pdf/COVID-19_Specimen_Reporting.pdf
MPHL Fax Reporting Agreement    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8495,420,pdf/MPHL_Fax_Reporting_Agreement.pdf
COVID-19 Enhanced Surveillance Submission Recommendations    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,13625,420,pdf/MSDH_COVID-19_Surveillance.pdf
SARS-CoV-2 Enhanced Surveillance Submission Requisition    http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/14128.pdf
Home Care Guidance    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html
Discontinuation of Home Isolation for Persons with COVID-19    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html
Healthcare Infection Control Guidance    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control.html
Clinical Care Guidance    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-guidance-management-patients.html
Healthcare Personnel with Potential COVID-19 Exposure Guidance    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html
Inpatient Obstetric Healthcare Guidance    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/inpatient-obstetric-healthcare-guidance.html
Guidance for EMS    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-for-ems.html
Contact Tracing Information and Guidance    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/contact-tracing/index.html
Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased Persons with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-postmortem-specimens.html
All CDC guidance for healthcare professionals    https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/

Resources referenced
Handout: What to Do After You Have Been Tested for COVID-19    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,19334,420,pdf/HCP_C19_After_Your_Test.pdf ok
Handout: Home Isolation for Individuals with COVID-19    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,9915,420,pdf/HCP_C19_self_isolate.pdf ok
Home Isolation for Individuals with COVID-19    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,9915,420,pdf/HCP_C19_self_isolate.pdf ok
Updated SARS-CoV-2 Reporting Requirements    https://msdh.ms.gov/page/resources/19837.pdf ok
COVID-19 Specimen Collection    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8501,420,pdf/COVID-19_Specimen_Collection.pdf ok
COVID-19 Lab Requisition Form    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8500,420,pdf/COVID-19_Laboratory_Requisition.pdf ok
COVID-19 Refrigerated Specimen Packaging    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8499,420,pdf/COVID-19_Refrigerated_Specimen_Packaging.pdf ok
COVID-19 Frozen Specimen Packaging    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8498,420,pdf/COVID-19_Frozen_Specimen_Packaging.pdf ok
COVID-19 Specimen Transport and Delivery    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8497,420,pdf/COVID-19_Specimen_Transport.pdf ok
COVID-19 Specimen Reporting    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8496,420,pdf/COVID-19_Specimen_Reporting.pdf ok
MPHL Fax Reporting Agreement    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,8495,420,pdf/MPHL_Fax_Reporting_Agreement.pdf ok
COVID-19 Enhanced Surveillance Submission Recommendations    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/index.cfm/14,13625,420,pdf/MSDH_COVID-19_Surveillance.pdf ok
SARS-CoV-2 Enhanced Surveillance Submission Requisition    https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/14128.pdf ok

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