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Kelley Cohen posted a new Topic
Thursday, Mar 2, 2017 at 7:49 AM
CO exposure
: "Is anyone using POCT for CO testing/exposure? What are the products out there for this?"
James Beck posted a reply on Re: Breathalyzer/Smokerlyzer
Monday, Feb 27, 2017 at 4:20 PM
Said: : "Gotcha.
Page 5 on this link indicates that breath testing for alcohol and H. pylori is exluded. Does not specify anything about smoke testing, but I think it would be safe to assume it is excluded as well??
https://www.cms.gov/Regulation...
Tim McCumiskey posted a reply on Re: Breathalyzer/Smokerlyzer
Monday, Feb 27, 2017 at 4:07 PM
Said: : "Thank you James,
I should have been more specific. I have a list of waived Breathalyzers, given to me from New York State department of Health. But I cannot find any Smokerlyzers listed and the smokerlyzer vendors state that breath is not...
James Beck posted a reply on Re: Breathalyzer/Smokerlyzer
Monday, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:58 PM
Said: : "Beware of websites. There is one in particular where the actual NAME of the site is "CLIAWAIVED", so every item has a watermark across it that says that "CLIAWAIVED" - but it is actually the website "claiming" it as one of their items - ...
Tim McCumiskey posted a new Topic
Monday, Feb 27, 2017 at 3:47 PM
Breathalyzer/Smokerlyzer
: "We have a rehab unit looking to purchase a breathalyzer that is waived, and a smokerlyzer that is waived, if available. When I research these, there is a list of CLIA waived breathalyzers, but not smokerlyzers, because the literature on some web sites claim that breath is not a specimen regulated by CLIA, but if this is true how can we have CLIA..."
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