# The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Testing Requirements and Standards) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023, Regulation 6: Amendment to regulation 5


(1) Regulation 5 (provider requirements) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a) for “test provider” substitute “testing service provider”;
(b) for “meet the following requirements” substitute “be accredited to the relevant ISO Standard by a signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Arrangement”;
(c) omit “that they provide”.
(3) After paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) The relevant ISO Standard for the purposes of paragraph (1) is—
(a) in relation to sample collection or a point of care test, ISO Standard 15189:2022;
(b) in relation to a diagnostic laboratory, either ISO Standard 15189:2022 or ISO/IEC Standard 17025:2017.”.
(4) Omit paragraphs (2) to (7).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2023/9780348252484/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-health-protection-coronavirus-testing-requirements-and-standards-england-amendment-and-transitional-provision-regulations-2023/regulation-6
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