2020 LOCS Messages

Dec 28. 2020 12/28/2020: Lab Update: CDC Offers New Infographics for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Tests
Dec 23. 2020 12/23/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, December 28 at 3:00 PM ET (Note NEW Zoom Info)
Dec 22. 2020 12/19/2020: Lab Update: CMS Updates FAQs for CLIA Guidance during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Dec 15. 2020 12/15/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Issues Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Tests and CLIA Certificates of Waiver
Dec 11. 2020 12/12/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Offers Help with Performing Point-of-Care Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Dec 11. 2020 12/11/2020: Lab Update: Guidance for Individuals Who Are Waiting for COVID-19 Test Results
Dec 11. 2020 12/11/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, December 14 at 3:00 PM ET
Dec 10. 2020 12/10/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Guidance for the Use of Expired SARS-CoV-2 Tests
Dec 09. 2020 12/08/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Authorizes Pooling for the CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel
Dec 08. 2020 12/08/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Revises Enforcement Discretion for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Tests
Dec 07. 2020 12/07/2020: Lab Update: CDC Updates SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Testing Guidance
Dec 03. 2020 12/03/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Guidance for Expanded Screening Testing to Reduce Silent Spread of SARS-CoV-2
Dec 03. 2020 12/03/2020: Lab Update: CDC Offers New COVID-19 Specimen Collection Infographics
Dec 02. 2020 12/02/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Releases New PPE Video Job Aids for Laboratories
Dec 02. 2020 12/01/2020: Lab Update: Print Version of 6th Edition of Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories is Now Available to Order
Nov 27. 2020 11/27/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Issues EUA Amendment for CDC Influenza SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Assay
Nov 27. 2020 11/27/2020: Lab Update: CDC Updates COVID-19 Laboratory Data Reporting Web Page
Nov 25. 2020 11/25/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, November 30 at 3:00 PM ET
Nov 18. 2020 11/18/2020: Lab Advisory: Waste Management Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Point-of-Care Testing
Nov 17. 2020 11/17/2020: Lab Update: LOCS Homepage Now Available for Syndication
Nov 17. 2020 11/17/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Releases 6th Edition of Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories
Nov 13. 2020 11/13/2020: Lab Update: CDC Updates FAQs to Include Information on Cycle Threshold Values
Nov 13. 2020 11/13/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, November 16 at 3:00 PM ET
Nov 12. 2020 11/12/2020: Lab Update: CMS IQCP Clarification for EUA Tests
Nov 05. 2020 11/05/2020: Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Letter about Potential for False Positive Results with Antigen Tests for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2
Nov 03. 2020 11/03/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Specimen Collection Guidelines for COVID-19
Oct 30. 2020 10/30/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, November 2 at 3:00 PM EDT
Oct 27. 2020 10/27/2020: Lab Update: Upcoming CLIAC Meeting, October 28-29, 2020
Oct 17. 2020 10/17/2020: Lab Advisory: Enforcement Policy for Modifications to FDA-Cleared Molecular Influenza and RSV Tests During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
Oct 16. 2020 10/16/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, October 19 at 3:00 PM EDT
Oct 15. 2020 10/15/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Page on Point-of-Care Testing for COVID-19
Oct 09. 2020 10/09/2020: Lab Alert: FDA Suspends Review of EUA Requests for Laboratory-Developed Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Oct 05. 2020 10/05/2020: Lab Advisory: Guidance for LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Code Selection for Laboratories Using Laboratory-Developed Tests
Oct 02. 2020 10/02/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Updates the SARS-CoV-2 Reference Panel Comparative Data
Oct 01. 2020 10/01/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Releases New Laboratory Quick Start Guide for CMS CLIA Certification
Oct 01. 2020 10/01/2020: Lab Advisory: CSTE Posts New Electronic Laboratory Reporting Points of Contact for COVID-19
Sep 25. 2020 09/25/2020: Lab Update: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, September 28 at 3:00 PM EDT
Sep 23. 2020 09/23/2020: Lab Advisory: LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Codes for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests
Sep 21. 2020 09/20/2020: Lab Update: New Clarification on Guidelines for Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Sep 21. 2020 09/19/2020: Lab Advisory: COVID-19 ELR Flat File for Laboratory Data Reporting
Sep 11. 2020 09/11/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, September 14 at 3:00 PM EDT
Sep 03. 2020 09/03/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Issues New Surveyor Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Test Result Reporting
Aug 30. 2020 08/29/2020: Lab Update: CMS Publishes New CLIA FAQs
Aug 29. 2020 08/28/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, August 31 at 3:00 PM EDT
Aug 26. 2020 08/26/2020: Lab Alert: CMS Issues New Rule for SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Test Result Reporting
Aug 25. 2020 08/25/2020: Lab Update: FDA Updates FAQs and Publishes New Web Content about Testing for SARS-CoV-2
Aug 18. 2020 08/18/2020: Lab Alert: FDA Issues Safety Letter about Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit
Aug 16. 2020 08/16/2020: Lab Advisory: New COVID-19 Antigen Testing Guidance
Aug 16. 2020 08/16/2020: Lab Alert: Report False Negatives and False Positives from COVID-19 Testing + Review New Frequently Asked Questions
Aug 16. 2020 08/16/2020: Lab Update: FDA Updates FAQs about Testing for SARS-CoV-2
Aug 14. 2020 08/14/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, August 17 at 3:00 PM EDT
Aug 05. 2020 08/05/2020: Lab Update: CDC Updates Reporting FAQs for COVID-19 Testing
Jul 31. 2020 07/31/2020: Lab Advisory: Update on COVID-19 Laboratory Reporting Requirements
Jul 31. 2020 07/31/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, August 3 at 3:00 PM EDT
Jul 28. 2020 07/28/2020: Lab Update: FDA Issues COVID-19 Testing and Policy Updates
Jul 24. 2020 07/24/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Releases New Test Pooling Guidance for SARS-CoV-2
Jul 24. 2020 07/24/2020: Lab Advisory: Updated LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Test Results
Jul 23. 2020 07/23/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes Primers and Probes for Research Use Only SARS-CoV-2 Multiplex Assay
Jul 22. 2020 07/22/2020: Lab Advisory: Update on Laboratory Reporting Guidance for SARS-CoV-2
Jul 18. 2020 07/18/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Amends Instructions for Use of CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
Jul 17. 2020 07/17/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, July 20 at 3:00 PM EDT
Jul 11. 2020 07/11/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New General Laboratory Safety Guidance
Jul 08. 2020 07/08/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Multiplex Assay Receives Authorization from FDA
Jul 06. 2020 07/06/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Call on Monday, July 6 at 3:00 PM EDT
Jul 01. 2020 07/01/2020: Lab Alert: Burkholderia pseudomallei in Southwestern United States
Jul 01. 2020 07/01/2020: Lab Alert: DOT Issues Safety Notice for Transportation of COVID-19 Diagnostic Samples
Jun 29. 2020 06/29/2020: Lab Update: FDA and CMS Update on Pooling for Diagnostic and Surveillance Testing for SARS-CoV-2
Jun 20. 2020 06/20/2020: Lab Alert: FDA Updates Website, Issues Warning Letters, and Revokes Chembio EUA
Jun 19. 2020 06/19/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, June 22 at 3:00 PM EDT
Jun 19. 2020 06/19/2020: Lab Advisory: Detection of Ciprofloxacin-resistant, β-lactamase-producing Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Isolates, United States, 2019–2020
Jun 12. 2020 06/12/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, June 15 at 3:00 PM EDT
Jun 12. 2020 06/12/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Updates Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines and Questions & Answers
Jun 10. 2020 06/10/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Posts Information from Independent Evaluations of COVID-19 Serological Tests
Jun 08. 2020 06/08/2020: Lab Advisory: HHS Issues New CARES Act Guidance
Jun 05. 2020 06/05/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, June 8 at 3:00 PM EDT
Jun 02. 2020 06/02/2020: Lab Alert: Important Update about Molecular Transport Media (MTM) and Cyanide Gas
May 30. 2020 05/30/2020: Lab Alert: Molecular Transport Media (MTM) and Cyanide Gas
May 29. 2020 05/29/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, June 1 at 3:00 PM EDT
May 27. 2020 05/27/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Releases Interim Guidance for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Antibody Testing
May 22. 2020 05/22/2020: Lab Alert: FDA Removes Several COVID-19 Antibody Tests and Provides Additional Information
May 15. 2020 05/15/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, May 18 at 3:00 PM EDT
May 12. 2020 05/12/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Posts Updated Point-of-Care Testing Biosafety Guidelines for COVID-19
May 09. 2020 05/09/2020: Lab Advisory: New COVID-19 Data Tracker Website for Laboratories
May 08. 2020 05/08/2020: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, May 11 at 3:00 PM EDT
May 07. 2020 05/07/2020: Lab Advisory: Updated LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Test Results
May 06. 2020 05/06/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Posts New Information about Serology Testing for COVID-19
May 06. 2020 05/06/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Issues Updated COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions about Medicare Fee-for-Service Billing
May 05. 2020 05/05/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Updates Policy about Serology Tests for COVID-19
May 04. 2020 05/04/2020: Lab Advisory: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, May 4 at 3:00 PM EDT
May 02. 2020 05/02/2020: Lab Advisory: New LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Test Results
May 01. 2020 05/01/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Issues Additional Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Testing
Apr 27. 2020 04/27/2020: Lab Advisory: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, April 27 at 3:00 PM EDT
Apr 20. 2020 04/20/2020: Lab Update: COVID-19 Laboratory Testing and Reporting Q&As and Specimen Collection Guidance
Apr 17. 2020 04/17/2020: Lab Advisory: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, April 20 at 3:00 PM EDT
Apr 13. 2020 04/13/2020: Lab Advisory: Updated Instructions for Use of CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
Apr 10. 2020 04/10/2020: Lab Advisory: NEW Zoom Password + Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, April 13 at 3:00 PM EDT
Apr 09. 2020 04/09/2020: Lab Update: FDA Clarifies CLIA-waived Status for Point-of-Care SARS-CoV-2 Tests under Emergency Use Authorizations
Apr 06. 2020 04/06/2020: Lab Advisory: Guidance for Use of Pneumatic Tube Systems for Transport of Respiratory Specimens from Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Patients
Apr 03. 2020 04/03/2020: Lab Advisory: NEW ZOOM INFO + Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, April 6 at 3:00 PM EDT
Mar 31. 2020 03/31/2020: Lab Advisory: Updated Clinical Guidance on Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Mar 27. 2020 03/27/2020: Lab Advisory: Join the Next Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Call on Monday, March 30 at 3:00 PM EDT
Mar 26. 2020 03/26/2020: Lab Advisory: CMS Issues CLIA Guidance for Laboratories Performing COVID-19 Testing
Mar 21. 2020 03/21/2020: Lab Alert: CDC Posts New Standard Operating Procedure for Creating Viral Transport Media
Mar 21. 2020 03/21/2020: Lab Alert: Discontinue Use of the A549/MV1LU Mix for Respiratory Viral Culture Panels and Review Updated Biosafety FAQs
Mar 19. 2020 03/19/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC to Convene Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Weekly Calls beginning on Monday, March 23, 2020 at 3:00 PM EDT
Mar 17. 2020 03/17/2020: Lab Alert: Change to Result Interpretation for CDC EUA Assay
Mar 15. 2020 03/15/2020: Lab Advisory: Updated Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons Under Investigation (PUIs) for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Mar 14. 2020 03/14/2020: Lab Update: Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Mar 13. 2020 03/13/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA FAQs on Diagnostic Testing for SARS-CoV-2
Mar 10. 2020 03/10/2020: Lab Advisory: Updated Guidance on Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Mar 04. 2020 03/04/2020: Lab Alert: COVID-19 Public Health Reporting for Laboratories that Develop or Use Laboratory Developed Tests with Intent to Obtain EUA
Mar 02. 2020 03/02/2020: Lab Advisory: FDA Guidance to Develop Novel Molecular Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
Mar 02. 2020 03/02/2020: Lab Update: Laboratory Biosafety COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Feb 21. 2020 02/21/2020: Lab Advisory: Laboratory Biosafety COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Feb 18. 2020 02/18/2020: Lab Advisory: Reminder: COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing
Feb 12. 2020 02/12/2020: Lab Update: Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Feb 08. 2020 02/08/2020: Lab Update: Updated Information about the Emergency Use Authorization for the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
Feb 05. 2020 02/05/2020: Lab Update: Information about Emergency Use Authorization for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
Feb 01. 2020 02/01/2020: Lab Alert: Updated Specimen Submission Information for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Jan 29. 2020 01/29/2020: Lab Advisory: Published Assay Information for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Jan 20. 2020 01/20/2020: Lab Advisory: Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China

Page last reviewed: December 28, 2020

Content source: Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)