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CDC LOCS Laboratory Advisory: CDC Publishes New Webpage on Point-of-Care Testing for COVID-19

Publication Date: Oct 19, 2020

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 LOCS@cdc.gov.

This Lab Advisory was originally published by the CDC Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) here.

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