In July 2023, we changed our name from AACC (short for the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) to the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM). The following page links to resources that were written prior to the rebranding and/or mentions events that took place prior to the rebranding and that contain mentions of the association’s old name.
AACC continually tracks legislative and regulatory issues of importance to clinical laboratories and the clinical laboratory profession. This is a listing of AACC's 2016 comment letters. AACC commented on a wide range of topics to federal and state authorities.
AACC Endorses Restrictions on Agency Use of Guidance Documents
Nov.14.2016
AACC Recommends FDA Defer to CLIA Oversight of NGS Testing
OCT.6.2016
AACC Identifies for FDA Limits of Gene Variant Databases
OCT.6.2016
AACC Provides Input to Senate HELP Committee on LDT Regulatory Oversight
SEPT.19.2016
AACC and healthcare partners continue to pursue CDC harmonization funding
SEPT.12.2016
AACC Opposes VA Proposal to Extend Nurses Scope of Practice to Labs
JULY.22.2016
AACC urges CMS to use rulemaking process regarding CLIA equivalency for nursing degrees
JUNE.17.2016
Healthcare groups ioin AACC in support of federal funding for harmonization
MAY.27.2016
AACC urges the Senate to require FDA justification of guidance documents
MAY.19.2016
AACC urges Senate delay of LDT guidance
MAY.16.2016
AACC joins effort in support of additional funds to stop the Zika virus
MAY.13.2016
AACC submits comments to FDA regarding analytical validation of LC-MS
MAY.09.2016
AACC supports House language delaying FDA LDT guidance
MAY.04.2016
AACC provided testimony at FDA workshop on the regulation of Mass Spectrometry
MAY.02.2016
AACC joins the March of Dimes in support of emergency funding for CDC to prepare for Zika virus
APR.05.2016
AACC Provides FDA with feedback on reporting of genetic test results
MAR.28.2016
AACC Joins Friends of AHRQ to Support Restoration of Agency’s Funding
MAR.14.2016
Laboratory Community Urges Federal Funds for Harmonizing Test Results
FEB.26.2016
AACC joins Children's Health groups in raising concerns about OHRP changes to Common Rule
JAN.06.2016
AACC Opposes OHRP Limits on Use of Residual Specimens
JAN.05.2016
