'Reined-In' US Diagnostics Legislation Adds Pre-Certification, Other Updates
Executive Summary
A revised bill is circulating in both the US House and Senate to revamp FDA regulation of diagnostics. It would allow the agency to leverage a pre-certification process to validate test developers and includes other updates that are likely to appeal to the lab sector. But user fees and other elements could still be contentious.
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