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)

LOCS@cdc.gov

www.cdc.gov/locs