Thursday, June 25, 2026

Very Brief Blog; Implementing Enhanced CLIA (HR 8890)

Repr. Dr. Dunn of Florida has introduced CLIA enhancement legislation.   Read the 45-page bill here, see a law firm introduction to it, f rom Covington, here.

Over at LinkedIn, Dr Joe Lennerz provides a detailed and illustrated depiction of how the legislation might be implemented and how, and when, it would affect real-world laboratory tests in your lab.

Find it here:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-would-enhancing-clia-act-2026-look-like-practice-joe-lennerz-cdibe/

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The legislation is well-written, with many new ideas fitted together.  But it is also at any early stage, being sponsored by Dr. Dunn alone (who is retiring soon); it does not have a Democrat House co-sponsor nor any Senate sponsor.  (Often, stakeholders try to introduce legislation with 4 sponsors, 2 Rep., 2 Dem, 2 House, 2 Senate.)