At a glance
The CLIA Certificate of Waiver (CoW) and Provider-performed Microscopy (PPM) Procedures Workgroup provides input to CLIAC for consideration in making recommendations to the HHS on the potential need for expanding regulatory oversight of CLIA CoW sites.
Overview
The CLIA CoW and PPM Procedures Workgroup provides input to CLIAC for consideration in making recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services on the potential need for expanding regulatory oversight of CLIA CoW sites. The workgroup will also provide input to CLIAC on the potential need for expanded regulatory oversight of Certificate for PPM Procedures sites.
Officers and members
Chair
Heather Duncan, MPH, MLS
Director of Laboratory Operations
ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina
Designated Federal Officer
Marranda S. Scott, MLS(ASCP)CM
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Quality and Safety Systems Branch
Division of Laboratory Systems
Office of Laboratory Science and Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ex Officio Members
Tamara Pinkney, MT(ASCP)
CLIA Program Lead/Policy Analyst
Division of Program Operations and Management
Office of In Vitro Diagnostics
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food and Drug Administration
Ann Snyder, MLS(ASCP)
Clinical Laboratory Scientist
Division of Clinical Laboratory Improvement and Quality
Quality, Safety and Oversight Group
Center for Clinical Standards and Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Heather L. Stang, MS, MT(AMT)
Senior Advisor for Clinical Laboratories
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee Executive Secretary
Division of Laboratory Systems
Office of Laboratory Science and Safety
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention