--- title: FDA Updates FAQs and Publishes New Web Content about Testing for SARS-CoV-2 and CMS Issues New Rule for SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Test Result Reporting 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. image: https://blog.cola.org/hubfs/20_0305_opa_coronavirus-micro.jpg --- ISO 9001:2015 - [Careers](http://www.cola.org/careers/) - [A Great Place to Work](http://www.cola.org/careers/a-great-place-to-work/) - [Current Openings](http://www.cola.org/careers/current-openings/) - [Press Room](http://www.cola.org/press-room/) - Member Login - [COLAcentral](https://www.colacentral.com) - [Board of Directors](http://board.cola.org/) - visit related COLA sites - [GiveBack365](http://www.GiveBack365.org) - [Lab Testing Matters](http://www.LabTestingMatters.org) - [MyConsultantCentral](http://www.myconsultantcentral.com/) - 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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ***COLA is engaged with the CDC’s Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to transmit their public health messages to our COLA laboratories and affiliates. Below are links to the most recent messages on FDA FAQ updates and new FDA web content about testing for SARS-CoV-2 and new CMS rules for SARS-CoV-2 laboratory test result reporting.***   [Laboratory Update: FDA Updates FAQs and Publishes New Web Content about Testing for SARS-CoV-2](https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2020/fda-updates-faqs-and-publishes-new-web-content-about-testing-for-sars-cov-2.html) On August 24, 2020, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)external icon](https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/faqs-testing-sars-cov-2#general-screeningasymptomatic) about testing for SARS-CoV-2 to include information about screening asymptomatic individuals for COVID-19: [Read more here.](https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2020/fda-updates-faqs-and-publishes-new-web-content-about-testing-for-sars-cov-2.html)   [Laboratory Alert: CMS Issues New Rule for SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory Test Result Reporting](https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2020/cms_issues_new_rule_for_sars-co-2_lab_test_result_reporting.html) On August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new [Interim Final Rulepdf iconexternal icon](https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-ifc-3-8-25-20.pdf) with a Comment Period (CMS-3401-IFC). 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