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Special Covid-19 Notice
Clinical laboratories that are looking for information on proper handling and coding of COVID-19 tests can find more information here:
- LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Tests
Using LOINC and SNOMED-CT to identify and report SARS-CoV-2 test results in electronic reporting systems will facilitate timely and quality data reporting to state and federal public health agencies.
https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/sars-cov-2-livd-codes.html - Weekly CDC Laboratory Outreach
CDC’s Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) convenes a weekly call every Monday at 3:00 PM EDT with clinical laboratories to discuss the nation’s clinical laboratory response to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). https://www.cdc.gov/safelabs/resources-tools/covid-19-weekly-clinical-calls.html/LOCS0406 - FDA COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Series
The FDA is holding virtual Town Halls for clinical laboratories and commercial manufacturers related to provide Coronavirus (COVID-19) Diagnostic Tests
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/workshops-conferences-medical-devices/virtual-town-hall-series-immediately-effect-guidance-coronavirus-covid-19-diagnostic-tests-05132020 - LOINC
https://loinc.org/sars-coronavirus-2/ and https://loinc.org/prerelease/ - SNOMED-CT
https://www.snomed.org/news-and-events/articles/COVID-19-added-to-GPS; https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/snomed/SNOMED%2BCT%2BCoronavirus%2BContent - CDC COVID-19 Information for Laboratories
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/index.html - CDC Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/lab/lab-biosafety-guidelines.html - CDC Laboratory Biosafety Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/lab/biosafety-faqs.html - FDA COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Information
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/emergency-situations-medical-devices/emergency-use-authorizations - FDA COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-frequently-asked-questions - FDA COVID-19 Updates
https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization#2019-ncov - WHO
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/laboratory-guidance