Lawmakers Press OMB To Release Lab-Developed Test Draft Guidance
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In a letter to the Office of Management and Budget director, nine Democratic representatives urge the release of a draft guidance establishing an FDA oversight structure for laboratory-developed tests. FDA said more than a year ago that the documents were under administrative review.
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