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COVID Testing
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Health Care Law Matters
PA ASC Guidance Requires CLIA Certification for COVID-19 Testing
On May 23, 2020, the PA Department of Health (DOH) revised its guidance for ambulatory surgical facilities (ASFs) to require ASFs that intend to provide COVID-19 testing to patients and…
Worms & Germs Blog
More COVID-19 Odds and Ends
By Scott Weese
A few quick updates on some recent SARS-CoV-2-related stories. North Carolina dog: Positive result not confirmed This case, a pug in North Carolina that had an oral swab that supposedly…
Food Safety News
Petition seeks COVID-19 testing, reporting, warnings for meat and poultry
By Dan Flynn
An impressive sounding name -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine -- is not likely to make up for the advocacy group's lack of scientific evidence for a new petition it has…
Health Industry Washington Watch
HHS Office of General Counsel advises that the PREP Act preempts state and local requirements that prevent pharmacists from testing for COVID-19
By Megan Engel, Jessica Christensen
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of General Counsel issued Advisory Opinion 20-02, which declared that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP…
Health Law Diagnosis
Connecticut DPH Reinstates Requirement that COVID-19 Tests be Ordered by Physician or Other Authorized Practitioner and that Results be Reported to the Ordering Practitioner
By Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group
The new Acting Director of Public Health in Connecticut, Deidre Gifford, recently rescinded a prior May 6, 2020, Department of Public Health (DPH) order that had eliminated the requirement that…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Testing Fraud: Woman Arrested for Conspiracy Involving Both Genetic and COVID-19 Tests
On May 15th, federal authorities in Florida arrested a Georgia woman for testing fraud. The criminal complaint charges Ashley Hoobler Parris with conspiring to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and…
Banking & Finance Law Report
COVID-19 detection testing: You shall not pass (unless you pass the test)
With many businesses opening back up again, many are pondering the question of how to screen for COVID-19. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released guidance allowing employers…
Employer Law Report
COVID-19 detection testing: You shall not pass (unless you pass the test)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released guidance allowing employers to test employees for COVID-19 under certain circumstances. Specifically, the guidance posed, and answered, the following question: May…
Health Care and Life Sciences
New York and New Jersey Require COVID-19 Staff Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities
By Denise Merna Dadika, Lina Goto
To limit exposure and reduce the spread of COVID-19, New York and New Jersey are requiring long-term care facilities to implement testing for staff. New York On May 11, 2020,…
Labor & Employment Insights
Pandemic Planning: But What About the Other “P Word” in Your Re-opening Plans? (Hint: It’s Privacy)
By Erin Jane Illman, Anne R. Yuengert
We are two months into the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a handful of states are starting to ease restrictions. With relaxation of the rules, employers are developing plans…