Hays County residents who are uninsured and/or indigent are now able to access free testing for the COVID-19 virus if they are displaying symptoms.
Tammy Crumley, director of Countywide Operations, told the Commissioners Court on Tuesday that testing would begin April 29 at the WIC office adjacent to the Health Department on Broadway Street in San Marcos.
Other locations elsewhere in the county could soon be added, she said.
Like other incarnations of the diagnostic testing, no one can simply show up and get tested. Instead, they are instructed to call the county’s COVID-19 hotline at 512-393-5525. Then they will be directed to contact the health department to undergo screening. Next, they will be contacted by Live Oak Health Partners who will make them an appointment. She stressed that there will be no deviation from that protocol.
