Dear Colleagues,
  
We are told that false reports of up to a 5-day wait to get patients treated at the State’s Regional Infusion Center (RIC) are circulating on social media. Please be advised that this is misinformation.
  
The RIC has informed us there is NO wait list and physicians are encouraged to refer all eligible patients. 
  
Please share this with your COVID care staff coordinators to ensure they are aware this lifesaving treatment and referral process. Eligibility criteria and a link to the referral form are below.
  
Thank you,  
Nancy Thorne Foster, MD
TCMS President


Referral Form: Statewide-RIC-Infusion-Referral-Form.pdf   (catrac.org)
Infusion Hotline (for information): 1-800-742-5990
Email (to email referral): InfusionReferral@bcfs.net
Fax Number (to fax referral): 210-208-5295
  
Click here to access the Referral Form needed to send your patients for monoclonal antibody infusion therapy. Your patient can be scheduled for their appointment on Monday through Sunday from 8am to 6pm by calling 1-800-742-5990.
  
Monoclonal Antibody Infusions (MAI) for our patients is recommended for eligible COVID-19 positive patients who are 12 years and older (including those who are fully vaccinated) up to 10 days after symptom onset.
  
Treatment:
REGEN-COV is authorized for the treatment of mild to moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death.
  
REGEN-COV can be given by IV infusion over 20 minutes or by four subcutaneous injections in the abdomen. Patients are observed for one hour after the medication is administered.