Diagnostic Testing & Technology Report

Charged in March of 2007 with investigating specific questions related to the adequacy and transparency of the current oversight system for genetic testing, the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS) submitted on April 30 its final report to Michael O. Leavitt, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among the committee’s key recommendations are calls for expanded federal oversight of laboratory tests in general, with genetic tests given highest priority and for increased proficiency testing (PT) in this rapidly expanding field.