The order is in, and the LDT Final Rule is out.
In May 2024, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA” or the “Agency”) published its Final Rule establishing its regulatory framework over laboratory developed tests...more
It is critical for health care and life sciences businesses to understand what might and might not change during this transitionary period.
How can you advocate for your needs and priorities in a time of such uncertainty?...more
Laboratories in the United States are facing a major regulatory landscape shift.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule ending its historical blanket enforcement discretion over laboratory...more
In a last minute push before an anticipated government shutdown, FDA put down its marker for moving forward toward regulation of lab developed tests (“LDTs”). Unlike past proposals from FDA and Capitol Hill, FDA has taken a...more
Throughout this series, we've talked about the growth of the direct access testing industry and the types of models developed to support the businesses that are using that type of testing.
We've covered reimbursement...more
As discussed in our June Insight, earlier this year FDA publicly announced its development of a proposed rule that would expressly define laboratory developed tests (“LDTs”) as medical devices and subject them to the agency’s...more
Recently Colleen and Brad had a debate about whether Medical Device Reports (“MDRs”) tend to trail recalls, or whether MDRs tend to lead to recalls. Both Colleen and Brad have decades of experience in FDA regulation, but we...more
On June 22, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposed “Transitional Coverage for Technologies” (TCET) pathway—the Biden administration’s highly anticipated take on a mechanism to expedite...more
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “agency”) intends to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking in August 2023 that will “make explicit” that laboratory developed tests (LDTs) are devices under the federal Food, Drug,...more
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2617, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA23). Buried in this massive piece of legislation is Section 3621, Regulation of Certain Products as Drugs, which...more
Since the passage of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, FDA has regulated in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests as medical devices, subject to a full suite of FDA requirements. During that time, FDA has also asserted that it...more
FDA recently published its “Good Manufacturing Practice Considerations for Responding to COVID-19 Infection in Employees in Drug and Biological Products Manufacturing Guidance for Industry” (“Guidance”) which provides...more