Several COVID-19 testing sites ordered to cease after CDPHE investigation

The Center for COVID Control has been ordered to cease all testing operations in the state for failing to be properly certified by the federal government, the Colorado attorney general’s office announced Saturday.

The office and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment determined that the Center for COVID Control also failed to report testing results and cases to the CDPHE as required by state law, according to a news release. Testing locations operated by Macagain Corp. also were ordered to halt operations.

“A well-documented investigation by CDPHE concluded that the Center for COVID Control has failed to obtain all necessary licensing required to perform COVID-19 testing in Colorado,” Attorney General Phil Weiser said in the release. “Our consumer protection section also has received a significant number of complaints about safety conditions at their testing sites, including concerns about the appropriate use of personal protective equipment. By violating these licensing requirements and ignoring health and safety protocols, the Center for COVID Control is putting Coloradans at risk, and we’re taking action to protect public health.”

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Investigators with the CDPHE found evidence that the company’s testing sites in the state are not lawfully certified under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program, the release said. A CLIA certification is required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for all nonresearch, nonforensic laboratory testing performed on people in the United States.

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