Information for Parents
Thank you for your interest in the K-12 Covid-19 screening testing program! The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) will offer free screening testing for COVID-19 to all Oregon K-12 students during the 2021-2022 academic year. The Santiam Hospital Scope Laboratory is the region 2 testing partner for this Covid-19 screening testing program.

Information for Parents
Thank you for your interest in the K-12 Covid-19 screening testing program! The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) will offer free screening testing for COVID-19 to all Oregon K-12 students during the 2021-2022 academic year. The Santiam Hospital Scope Laboratory is the region 2 testing partner for this Covid-19 screening testing program.

How to sign up:
We are offering 2022 summer programs for the Salem-Keizer Public School District, and
will need a section added for this, the links for the Smartsheet sign-ups are as follows:
Summer Programs, Salem-Keizer School District
Smartsheet sign-up links for the 2022-2023 academic year are as follows:
How to register in Labdash.net:
Labdash.net Registration and Collection Instructions
Registering for LabDash
English
Saliva Collection for COVID-19 Testing
Marshallese
After signing up:
Welcome to the K-12 COVID-19 Screening Program
What Happens Next?
welcome email from the scope lab containing:
- Instructions on how to register for Labdash, our online reporting portal.
- Instructions on how to collect a spit sample for testing.
- Spit collection kit (spit sample tube, funnel, etc.) and patient labels.
- Information on what day of the week to turn it in and where to drop it off.
How Will My Child’s Spit Sample Be Collected?
- We will mail you several weeks of collection kits.
- Your school will provide 4 weeks of collection kits.
- Follow the included instructions to physically collect your child’s spit sample and then collect the sample into their account on Labdash.net before dropping the sample off at the schools drop-off box on or before the pick-up day for your student’s school.
- Have your child drop off the spit sample at your school’s collection site.
What Happens to My Child’s Spit Sample?
How and When Will I Get My Student’s Test Results?
to be viewed in the labdash.net portal within 24 hours of the samples receipt at the lab
What Do The Test Results Mean?
- If the results say “Postive for Covid-19”, the Scope lab DID find the virus in your student’s sample.
- If the results say “not detected”, the Scope lab did NOT find the virus in your student’s sample.
- If the results say “inconclusive”, the Scope lab was unable to confirm the test results or the sample was too contaminated with food or other substances to be run.
What If My Child Tests Positive for COVID-19?
What Happens Next?
- Instructions on how to register for Labdash, our online reporting portal.
- Instructions on how to collect a spit sample for testing.
- Spit collection kit (spit sample tube, funnel, etc.) and patient labels.
- Information on what day of the week to turn it in and where to drop it off.
How Will My Child’s Spit Sample Be Collected?
- Your school will provide 4 weeks of collection kits.
- Follow the included instructions to physically collect your child’s spit sample and then collect the sample into their account on Labdash.net in the morning before school on the drop-off day.
- Have your child drop off the spit sample at your school’s collection site.
What Happens to My Child’s Spit Sample?
How and When Will I Get My Student’s Test Results?
What Do The Test Results Mean?
- If the results say “Postive for Covid-19”, the Scope lab DID find the virus in your student’s sample.
- If the results say “not detected”, the Scope lab did NOT find the virus in your student’s sample.
- If the results say “inconclusive”, the Scope lab was unable to confirm the test results or the sample was too contaminated with food or other substances to be run.