Home Risk Management/Safety Nursing homes: RI Should Reimplement Policy of Testing Incoming Patients Twice for COVID Nursing homes: RI Should Reimplement Policy of Testing Incoming Patients Twice for COVIDadmin Nov 30, 2020 0 Comments In late summer, the Rhode Island Department of Health moved away from re-testing patients that were being transferred from hospitals to nursing homes, instead recommending a symptom-based approach.