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title: CMS Guidance for the Use of Expired SARS-CoV-2 Tests
description: COLA Inc. has extended its partnership with the CDC through the Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to provide additional updates and resources to our laboratories and affiliates.
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[CDC Updates](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates)

# [CMS Guidance for the Use of Expired SARS-CoV-2 Tests](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/cms-guidance-for-the-use-of-expired-sars-cov-2-tests)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Dec 10, 2020 7:47:56 PM

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