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It’s Raining Regs: CMS Releases Major Laboratory-Developed Test Reg in Midst of Massive Reg Storm

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Over the last several weeks, the Biden administration has released numerous final regulations in order to “beat the clock” before it ticks down to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) deadline. The CRA authorizes Congress to...more

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The End of an Era? FDA Finalizes LDT Rule But Grandfathers Many Existing LDTs

On May 6, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The final rule cemented the agency’s forecasted decision to increase the FDA’s regulatory oversight of...more

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Recent Updates to CLIA Proficiency Testing and Proposed Changes to Fees, Sanctions, and Other Requirements

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This client alert highlights recent regulatory developments from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relevant to clinical laboratories. CMS is implementing or considering implementing several updates to the...more

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FDA finalizes guidances for NGS-based tests

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On April 12, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) finalized two guidances on the oversight of next generation sequencing (NGS)-based in vitro diagnostic tests. Unlike most IVDs that typically detect...more

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CMS Releases Final Rule to Implement Major Changes in Medicare Clinical Laboratory Payment Policy

On June 23, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a long-awaited final rule making major changes in the way Medicare will pay for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs). The changes were...more

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CMS Overhauls Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule with Long-anticipated Final Rule

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On June 17, 2016, CMS released a long-anticipated final rule revising the Medicare payment system for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests paid under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) (the Final Rule). In 2018,...more

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Delay in Final Rule Implementing PAMA: Sunshine Act Revisited?

As reported in our 2015 Laboratory Industry Year in Review post, the laboratory industry began 2016 amid confusion regarding how to comply with the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), which made the most...more

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