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Challenges to LDT Final Rule Continue as Rule Goes into Effect

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As discussed in our May 6, 2024, Client Alert, earlier this year FDA issued its Final Rule for the regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) that the FDA has historically treated with enforcement discretion. A week...more

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The Boys Are Back in Town: FDA’s Draft Guidance for Compliance With the Phase-Out of LDT Enforcement Discretion

Thin Lizzy famously declared in their 1976 hit, “The Boys are Back in Town.” The same is true almost 50 years later, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced its plan to phase out its general enforcement...more

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FDA Issues Final Rule on Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests

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After many years of anticipation and various congressional and agency proposals, on May 6, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final rule titled "Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests." The final rule...more

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Laboratory Association Sues FDA Over its Recent Laboratory-Developed Test Final Rule

On May 29, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an effort to vacate its recent final rule that will gradually phase out FDA’s long-standing policy of enforcement...more

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Summary of LDT Rule: An In-depth Look at the Final Rule Regarding Laboratory-Developed Tests

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a Final Rule on May 6, 2024 (89 FR 37286), that will, over the next four years, radically alter the landscape for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) and "correct...more

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FDA Publishes Final Rule on Regulation of Lab-Developed Tests

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On May 6, 2024 the FDA published its much-anticipated Final Rule on Lab-Developed Tests (“LDTs”) to make explicit that in vitro diagnostic products (“IVDs”) are devices under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C...more

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Changes in FDA, Cannabis Policies and AI Developments

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In the latest episode of Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group "Eyes on Washington" podcast series, Healthcare & Life Sciences attorney Michael Werner and Sara Klock examine pivotal shifts in U.S. Food and Drug...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule to Phase Out Enforcement Discretion of Laboratory-Developed Tests

On April 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final rule that will gradually phase out FDA’s long-standing policy of enforcement discretion for laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), subjecting them to the...more

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FDA Finalizes Rule Regulating Laboratory Developed Tests

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FDA’s Final Rule regulating Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs) has been published in the Federal Register yesterday, May 6, 2024. This follows a decades-long effort by some stakeholders to clarify the regulatory status of...more

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FDA Makes Good on Its Promise to Regulate Laboratory-Developed Tests

Yesterday, the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA” or “the Agency”) issued a highly anticipated – and highly controversial – final rule, which rolls out a four-year, five-stage plan that will phase out the Agency’s previous...more

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Health Law Diagnosed – A Discussion on the Regulatory Requirements for LDTs

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In this episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller is joined by Mintz Health Law attorneys Joanne Hawana and Benjamin Zegarelli to discuss the FDA’s long-awaited proposed rules that actively regulate laboratory...more

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Unfinished Health Care Business: 10 Issues to Watch as Congress Rings in the New Year

Health care was one of the most active issue areas in 2023 and this trend is expected to continue when Congress returns in the New Year for the second session of the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of...more

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Podcast: Direct Access Laboratory Testing - Future FDA Proposed Regulations on LDTs - Diagnosing Health Care

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Throughout this series, we've talked about the growth of the direct access testing industry and the types of models developed to support the businesses that are using that type of testing. We've covered reimbursement...more

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FDA’s LDT Proposed Rule Heads to the White House

As discussed in our June Insight, earlier this year FDA publicly announced its development of a proposed rule that would expressly define laboratory developed tests (“LDTs”) as medical devices and subject them to the agency’s...more

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FDA Working to Encourage Diversity and Equity in Clinical Trials

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The FDA has recently made efforts to encourage more diversity and equity in clinical trials by releasing “Diversity Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Populations in Clinical...more

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FDA’S Loud And Clear Message: Engage With FDA Early And Formally

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On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) meeting to discuss the sintilimab application based on the ORIENT-11 trial conducted exclusively in...more

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FDA Authorizes Synthetic Nasal Swab to Increase COVID-19 Testing

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Late last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it approved the use of spun synthetic swabs similar to Q-tips for use in testing for COVID-19....more

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Back to the Future but Still in Flux: Court Finds Law Requires ClinicalTrials.gov Posting of Ten Additional Years of Additional...

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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a potentially significant opinion with respect to ClinicalTrials.gov results posting on February 24. If upheld, clinical study sponsors and investigators may...more

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FDA Releases Table of Gene-Drug Interactions amid Ongoing Clash over Pharmacogenetics Tests

Pharmacogenetics, although in its infancy, has the potential to help predict how individual patients will respond to a given drug. Pharmacogenetics (or pharmacogenomics) is the study of "how genes affect a person's response...more

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FDA Issues a Second Draft Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software

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On September 27, 2019, FDA issued a new draft guidance on Clinical Decision Support Software, supplanting its 2017 draft guidance, Clinical and Patient Decision Support Software. ...more

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[Webinar] Digital Health: Disruptive Technology or Just a Disruption? - October 23rd, 1:00 pm ET

The digital health market is projected to reach $536.6 billion by 2025 and transform every aspect of healthcare. Which advances hold true potential and which are just hype? Find out at a new Manatt webinar. Digital...more

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FDA resumes enforcement relating to laboratory developed tests

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On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA or the agency) Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health issued a Warning Letter to Inova Genomics Laboratory in one of the first FDA enforcement...more

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FDA Commissioner Speaks Out on Compliance and Enforcement

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On Dec. 12, 2018, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced tougher compliance and enforcement policies for drug manufacturers, dietary supplement manufacturers, stem cell clinics and...more

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Medical Products & FDA: What to Watch for in 2019

Major legislation impacting FDA often accompanies user fee reauthorizations every 5 years. However, Congress has acted to address public health issues between user fee cycles. FDA regulates 20¢ of every U.S. consumer dollar...more

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FDA Cleared First DTC Genetic Tests for Health Risks

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted marketing authorization for 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service (PGS) Test for 10 diseases or conditions. This was the first FDA authorization for a...more

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