CLIA Certificate of Waiver and Provider-performed Microscopy Procedures Workgroup

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. The workgroup will also provide input to CLIAC on the potential need for expanded regulatory oversight of Certificate for PPM Procedures sites. 

Chair 

Heather Duncan, MPH, MLS
Director of Laboratory Operations
ECU Health Medical Center
Greenville, North Carolina

Reports 

• November 9, 2022 Interim Report to CLIAC 
• April 2023 Final Report to CLIAC

Workgroup Designated Federal Officer and Ex Officio Members

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