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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: boucharda]
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..and make sure you are tested at a time later than your last connection departs....
I wondered if they're actually being that strict about the hours. We're flying on Saturday and were going to get our tests on the Monday before. I guess I'll schedule to account for the hours, but it seems a bit overkill.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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..and make sure you are tested at a time later than your last connection departs....
I wondered if they're actually being that strict about the hours. We're flying on Saturday and were going to get our tests on the Monday before. I guess I'll schedule to account for the hours, but it seems a bit overkill. The time is measured in hours (120) so they may be strict with it
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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10/31/2020 05:24 AM
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spoke my PCP nurse who said to call her Monday 2nov to set up an appointment for early Friday test.... the lab works on weekends and she will submit a priority travel request. i will get a phone call from lab (on weekend, prob Sunday) when determination is made and if/when i am negative will call my nurse at my PCP and she will upload it to my chart 1st thing Monday a.m.
sounds simple eh?? YA RIGHT!!!!
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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spoke my PCP nurse who said to call her Monday 2nov to set up an appointment for early Friday test.... the lab works on weekends and she will submit a priority travel request. i will get a phone call from lab (on weekend, prob Sunday) when determination is made and if/when i am negative will call my nurse at my PCP and she will upload it to my chart 1st thing Monday a.m.
sounds simple eh?? YA RIGHT!!!! I think rather than uploading results to your chart with a phone call from lab you're going to need an actual result report directly from lab on their result form.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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..and make sure you are tested at a time later than your last connection departs....
I wondered if they're actually being that strict about the hours. We're flying on Saturday and were going to get our tests on the Monday before. I guess I'll schedule to account for the hours, but it seems a bit overkill. Might depend on who is checking you on arrival.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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Wendy--right, the actual written results from the lab need to be uploaded to the SXM travel application form. Something that your doctor or nurse says is NOT acceptable. It has to be the actual written report from the lab. If I understand the procedure that bizzotom is describing, it will NOT be good enough and will require a re-test once they arrive in SXM..
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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Correct but if it's the same as STT then if you get the results after 24 hours you can bring a PRINTED report stating the kind of test, date taken and results. If it's uploaded then that's taken care of. They took the approval form, briefly looked at the word "negative" and that was that ...BUT...this was WITH a prior approval. I also wouldn't rely on a patient chart result as evidence...might work....might not. ..and from the SXM entry requirements The original result of this test must be uploaded as soon as possible as part of the health authorization application procedure in order to be processed. Processing takes 6-8 hours. The test result should clearly specify the name of the laboratory, test subject name, test date, type of test administered and how the test sample was obtained. Typed, written or e-mail statements from doctors or non-laboratories will not be accepted.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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Interesting about the time documentation....mine had times indicated for: collection, received and reported but I will add that my test was taken at 1110am (in reality) but the report said collected at 17:19pm so a decent 6 hours for wiggle room
The SXM website does state 120 hours but I doubt that they would be picky about a couple/few hours
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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I couldn’t agree more. The uncertainty status is making us all a little crazy. Or is it just me? And btw, that last was purely a rhetorical question so no responses are necessary! 😊😊
Respectfully,
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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Totally agree, but they have been wishy-washy, back peddled, flip-flopped and been inconsistent through the entire situation. I really wonder if the "powers that be" have a handle on what this is doing to the working population of the island.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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carol It will be a written report from the lab to my pcp who will add it to my private health record that i can down load and print the lab copy. are you saying it might not be acceptable???
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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i am quite certain all reports (not hand written) are digitally transmitted to participating testing facility offices.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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bizzotom--I thought you meant that your PCP was going to write a note to the effect that the test was negative, as opposed to getting a copy of the results through your PCP. I would think most labs would ask for your email so you could receive it directly, as opposed to having to go through the PCP to get the results, but I am probably wrong. If I go through Quest for tests, all tests I have there are automatically uploaded where I can download or print them myself.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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It depends on how the test was ordered. If you had an MD (or NP) order the test they will get the result and it will be included in your portal for downloading. If you obtained it for travel (no MD involved) it will be emailed to you directly AND you can set up a lab portal and it will also be there.
Quest testing also has an MD name attached so it's the same process
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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Correct..and that report, as stated, can be downloaded from the MD portal....nobody "writes" (handwritten) in a health record anymore
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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carol,
totally understand, but the way it was explained to me is that i will get a call over the weekend of 7/8 Nov, probably Sunday as i am taking the test on Friday, based on my interaction with my PCP's nurse is, 2morrow i will make the appt for Friday and as soon as she gets in on Monday she will upload it to my personal chart and i can go in and download and print it out and begin the upload to the St Maarten web site.
I will attempt to request that the finding be personally emailed to me as well as soon as it is available.
thank u all for help, great folks on this site!!!
staying at Divi if any else is, sure would like to meet you at Gizmos, i shud be wearing a red baseball hat with a B on it (redsox) or a silly looking like i Gilligan, LOL
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: boucharda]
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11/04/2020 07:59 PM
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Looks like the USVI has added the rapid test and/or a blood antibody test to the RT-PCR test as acceptable for entry. Hopefully SXM will review..... That would be nice if they did.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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We filled our EHAS forms and attached our Nasopharyngeal Covid test results as directed and my wife admittance permit came back in about 25 minutes approved and mine took about 4 hours to come back to me approved. I called St Maarten and asked why mine took so much longer than my wife's to come back and the woman I spoke to said they have about 10 people doing the permits and that ours which were entered separately went to 2 different persons. I think they are working from home so it makes sense that it would take longer from one or another there. Thought many of you would like this information so please all come back to St Maarten and support the economy there.
Badbenni
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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I have heard similar stories with people applying at the same time and getting results/acceptance several hours apart. Good luck.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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I think it's a function of how many more flights there are on a Saturday, versus when folks get the test.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
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