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