HHS

Don St. Pierre

Updating the HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society regarding New York’s regulatory stance on consumer genomics firms, a health department official said companies that obtain raw data from an analytical testing facility and send a report to an ordering practitioner are considered laboratories.

Included in the $787 billion stimulus package is additional funding for capital instrument purchases and a new $200 million program to tackle new gaps in knowledge, technologies, and research that could provide immediate rewards with the additional money.