News Archive

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (July 2026)

Proposed Communicable Reporting Regulations Published (July 2026)

Department of Health Proposal - Communicable Disease Reporting. The communicable disease regulations have been published (July 8, 2026).  

Jul 21 2026

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (July 2026)

Crushing and Flexing: CMS Proposes to Expand Its Discretion to Deny and Revoke Medicare Enrollment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) on July 6 that would expand its authority over Medicare enrollment denials and revocations applicable to all providers and suppliers (Providers). CMS’s... Read more

Jul 21 2026

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (January 2026)

Important Notice of Rulemaking from the NY DOH

The New York Department of Health has proposed new rules that are intended to align the current CLEP standards for laboratory directors and technical supervisors with the federal CLIA standards.  The federal CLIA program has given New York State a... Read more

Jan 3 2026

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (October 2025)

CLEP Remote Activities Policy Revised October 2025

In accordance with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Post Public Health Emergency (PHE) Guidance originally issued on May 11, 2023 and revised on September 23, 2025, the New York State (NYS) Clinical Laboratory Evaluation... Read more

Nov 1 2025

Clinical Laboratory Coalition Letter to Suspend PAMA Cuts

NYSCLA joined many of our industry colleagues in signing the letter sent to Administrator Verma and shared with Deputy Administrator Demetrios Kouzoukas as well as officials in the HHS Office of the Secretary urging CMS or Congress to suspend any... Read more

Oct 6 2025