In Brief: CLIA classification of lab tests
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CLIA classification of lab tests: Substitute amendment for HR 1411, which was reported out of the House Commerce Committee Sept. 25 by a 43-0 vote, contains language stipulating that "simple" laboratory examinations approved by FDA for home use will be placed into the waived category according to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act. The provision was developed by Reps. Greg Ganske (R-Iowa) and John Dingell (D-Mich.)...