10/15/2020: Lab Advisory: CDC Publishes New Web Page on Point-of-Care Testing for COVID-19
Audience: Clinical Laboratory Professionals
Level: Laboratory Advisory
On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, CDC published a new web page on COVID-19 point-of-care (POC) testing. Visit the new page for detailed information:
- Overview of POC testing
- How to obtain a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certificate
- How to safely perform POC specimen collection, handling, and testing for COVID-19
- How to comply with result reporting requirements
Online resources:
- Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2
- Diagnostic, Screening, and Surveillance Testing for SARS-CoV-2
- Waived Tests
- Frequently Asked Questions about Coronavirus for Laboratories
- COVID-19 Information for Laboratories
- CDC COVID-19 website
- Clinical Laboratory COVID-19 Response Calls
- CDC Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS)
- Register for CDC Health Alert Network (HAN) notifications, including updates about COVID-19. Enter your email address, search for HAN, and sign up
If you have any questions, please contact us at LOCS@cdc.gov.
Thank you,
The Laboratory Outreach Communication System
Laboratory Outreach Communication System | Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (CSELS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)