On October 11, 2023, the Health Officer issued Health Order Number 2023-03 (Health Order) which establishes safety requirements for private operations that collect and handle clinical specimens for infectious disease testing, such as COVID-19 tests. This Health Order applies to “Specimen Collection Sites” which do not have an on-site clinical laboratory. For example, COVID-19 “pop-up” sites appearing on City streets that are only collecting and handling clinical specimens and sending them off-site for testing are considered “Specimen Collection Sites.”

The purpose of this notice is to announce the revisions to the procedures for responding to a request for copies of an incident report from a District Station, SFPD Form 602 (Rev. 12/23 ). Reports are not to be released at a District Station.

The attached guideline is readily available to members in PowerDMS. A copy shall be posted at the front counter of each district station.