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If At First You Don’t Succeed: VALID Act For Diagnostics Introduced In Congress For Third Time

 
• By Shawn M. Schmitt

The Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act, which calls for a new regulatory framework for diagnostic tests, has been reintroduced in the US Congress.

US Capitol.

Legislation that calls for a new regulatory framework for diagnostic tests has been introduced in the US Congress – for the third time.

The Verifying Accurate, Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act was reintroduced on 24 June by Sens. Richard Burr, R-NC, and...

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