As an update to our post on Thursday, February 3, 2022, winter storm Landon’s impact in central and eastern U.S. states starting Wednesday, February 2 through Friday, February 4, 2022 has expanded across additional states, and now includes: Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont. Please anticipate possible service delays of 48-72 hours for criminal, civil, verification, and drug & health screening services in areas impacted by the storm. Criminal and civil searches as well as verifications with external dependencies may be delayed. Additionally, drug and health testing may also be impacted in these areas; it is recommended to contact testing sites in impacted areas to confirm hours of operation before visiting. Further, the severe weather may impact specimen transit times due to flight delays.
We continue to monitor the situation and will provide screening impact updates as they become available.