Regulatory Deadline Board/2026-20613
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · Proposed Rule
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA); Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing (PT), Personnel Qualifications, and Other Changes
39 days left
In plain English
CMS proposes CLIA updates that would allow virtual access under a primary lab's certificate (except cytology) and digital images for gynecologic cytology proficiency testing, plus personnel and SARS-CoV-2 reporting changes.
Who it hits
Clinical labs, digital pathology vendors, remote-read networks, and lab accreditation consultants.
- Agency
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Document type
- Proposed Rule
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Comments close
- Dec 7, 2026
- Status
- 39 days left
- Federal Register number
- 2026-20613
- Docket
- CMS-3478-P
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