Q&A: Employer's Obligations When Testing Employees

We have been undergoing mandatory regular antigen testing in companies for several weeks now. Yet there are still areas where the approach is not entirely clear. We have compiled answers to the most common questions.

1. Does the employer have to provide the tests in-house or can it send the employees to a testing centre?

The following can be used for testing:

The POC network of antigen collection centres, where testing is fully covered by health insurance.

A secondary provider network consisting of contracted and non-contracted health care providers who are interested in participating in widespread testing of individuals, are linked to electronic ISIN tools and comply with all mandatory and uniform reporting requirements, and arrange for testing through a POC antigen test by a health care professional. These may be on-site or off-site occupational health providers, non-contract health providers who must apply to health insurance companies for a facility