Unfinished Business: LDT Legislation A Top Priority For Departing FDA Chief Gottlieb
Executive Summary
In a farewell talk at the Brookings Institution, outgoing US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said a top unfinished business that he hopes gets done after his April departure is legislation to regulate laboratory developed tests. While FDA had been looking to issue guidance on LDTs, he argues there isn’t sufficient legal authority for the agency to regulate the sector.
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