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Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)

Determination of Public Health Emergency

Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services · United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Level
Federal
Authority
FD&C Act s. 564(b)(1)(C)
Issued
2020-02-04 Feb. 4, 2020
Effective
2020-02-04
End
In force throughout 2020-2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Feb. 4, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declarationSupply chain
Addressees
  • FDA; test developers and laboratories
Functions reached
  • DX diagnostics
  • SC supply chain
Collection
Other federal health agencies AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER

Operative words

I declared that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pursuant to section 564 of the FD&C Act, subject to the terms of any authorization issued under that section.... DATES: The determination and declaration took effect February 4, 2020.

Enforcement

Predicate for test EUAs

Notes

The first federal COVID-19 emergency instrument after the section 319 declaration.