News Archive

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (November 2024)

An Update to New York’s Patient Consent and Payment Laws

Update to New York’s Patient Consent and Payment Laws A recent amendment to New York state law would have required all health care providers to obtain separate consents from patients for treatment and for payment. Section 18-c of New York Public... Read more

Dec 3 2024

New President Announcement (December 2024)

NYSCLA Announces New President

NYSCLA Announces New President JANE PINE WOOD, Esq I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Jane Pine Wood as the new President of the New York State Clinical Laboratory Association (NYSCLA), effective January 1, 2025. Jane brings with her a... Read more

Dec 1 2024

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (September 2024)

FDA’s Final Rule Regulating LDTs

On May 6, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued its long-anticipated final rule regulating laboratory developed tests (“LDTs”). In the May 6, 2024 final rule, the FDA outlined several categories of full and partial enforcement... Read more

Sep 3 2024

NYSCLA Alert to Laboratories (September 2017)

Medicare Payments for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests in 2016: Year 3 of Baseline Data

Total Medicare spending for lab tests in 2016 was concentrated among a small number of tests and labs. Changes in the Medicare payment rates for the top 25 tests could have a significant impact on overall Medicare spending for lab tests when the... Read more

Sep 5 2017