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  • ASCLS-IN BOD Meeting, 6/1/2026 at 6:00 PM EST

    By: Elizabeth Fisher Elizabeth Fisher , 2 months ago

    ASCLS-IN Meeting

    June 1, 2026 at 6:00 P.M. EST

    https://iu.zoom.us/j/88556811883

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    Meeting ID: 933 1785 6039

    Members,

          On Monday, June 1, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. EST, we will convene for the annual ASCLS-IN board of directors (BOD) meeting to elect qualifying national delegates who will vote at the national Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) on behalf of ASCLS-IN members.  In accordance with the ASCLS-IN bylaws a quorum must be present to for the transaction of official business such as delegate and officer elections.  A quorum consists of “a majority of the board plus the President or President-elect”.  The ASCLS-IN board currently consists of nine members.

    Member Rights & Eligibility

         Professional, Emeritus, and Ascending Professional members whose membership dues are current are eligible to vote, hold office, and chair committees.  Developing Professional, Community, and Honorary members are ineligible for elected positions.  However, all the aforementioned members are eligible to represent the ASCLS-IN as voting delegates at the JAM (virtual or in person) with the exception of Community and Honorary members.  Any member can send nominations to any of the board members listed in the table.  If possible, the list of nominations will be announced ahead of this scheduled meeting.

    Delegates

         Delegates are based on membership numbers for the society.  Indiana can send a minimum of 4 delegates.  Delegates must be registered for the National meeting, virtual or in person.  At the conclusion of this meeting, the elected delegates will be submitted by 6/11/26 by the Indiana Secretary.  Elected delegates MUST update their current contact information in their member profile in order to vote at the HOD. 

    The meeting agenda won't attach to this communication, so it is posted on our website at asclsindiana.org.

    Biz Fisher

    ASCLS-IN Secretary

    fisherelizabeth91@yahoo.com

  • HHS Dismantles CLIAC

    By: Elizabeth Fisher Elizabeth Fisher , 11 months ago

         On March 31, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) dismantled the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC).  CLIAC was organized in 1992 to provide scientific and technical advice to the federal government about clinical laboratory quality and improvements to CLIA.  After 33 years, the Secretary of the HHS, Robert Kennedy, has authorized this closure.  The entire department is faced with cutting bureaucracy, but CLIAC was mostly composed of volunteer experts from across the laboratory profession, focusing on quality and patient safety. 

         Several organizations have taken action to urge the Secretary to reinstate CLIAC.  ASCLS President Dr. Patricia Tille recently stated that a partnership was formed between ASCLS and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) in response to the CLIAC closure.  Dr. Tille stated, “Without a forum to discuss needed improvements, CLIA regulations will become outdated and disconnected from current laboratory practice.”  Several laboratory organizations are organizing statements calling for the reinstatement of CLIAC.

    Biz Fisher

    ASCLS Past-President

    Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee.  Updated February 25, 2025.  Accessed from: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) | FAC | CDC 

    Tille, Patricia.  ASCLS.  June 4, 2025Accessed from: CLIAC Termination and Collaborations | Open Forum

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