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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6023
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1656
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING CYCLE THRESHOLD VALUES IN
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TEST RESULTS FOR COVID -19.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require laboratories to 1
release the cycle threshold value when reporting polymerase chain 2
reaction test results for COVID-19 and to prohibit laboratories from 3
using a cycle threshold value of thirty-seven or higher as an indicator 4
that a person is positive for COVID-19. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To require laboratories to release the cycle threshold value when
reporting polymerase chain reaction test results for COVID-19 and to
prohibit laboratories from using a cycle threshold value of thirty-seven
or higher as an indicator that a person is positive for COVID-19.