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Let our team of digital laboratory leaders and medical device regulation experts help you understand your obligations, assess your gaps, build a roadmap, and get compliant across your information systems.

Together, we'll develop a path to compliance aligned with the phase-out approach.

LEAP INTO FDA LDT FINAL RULE COMPLIANCE

EXPLORE OUR PHASED APPROACH
Leap offers hands-on support for adaptation of your existing CLIA, CAP, and NYS LIS and LIMS systems, policies, and SOPs to achieve FDA LDT Final Rule compliance in accordance with the published stages of enforcement discretion, including CFR 21 Part 11 and more immediately subpart-m compliance for record keeping supporting adverse events and related reporting.

  • INTRODUCTORY CHANGE SCOPE INVENTORY

    Let us develop a list of your systems and processes for audit and remediation.

  • FULL FINAL RULE GAP ANALYSIS

    Get an assessment of your systems, compliance documents, and more to ensure compliance.

  • ROADMAP TO READINESS

    Receive support from inventory to gap analysis, with collaboration to adapt solutions.

  • DESIGN YOUR COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

    Custom engagements include audits, roadmapping, remediation, recommendations, and solutions.

FDA ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION TIMELINE
The FDA's April 2024 ruling outlines an enforcement timeline. Identifying compliance gaps, effort, and needed resources is crucial for budgeting and meeting deadlines.

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LEAP IS READY TO SUPPORT YOUR FDA COMPLIANCE
Learn more about the FDA's April 2024 ruling on LDT regulation and discover our approach for labs already complying with CLIA, CAP, and NYS regulations.

THE TIME IS NOW
The FDA's April 2024 ruling offers a timeline for enforcement discretion, which can be changed at any time. Understanding the major gaps in your compliance posture, your level-of-effort to comply, and the resources required are all key to ensuring you are able to budget accordingly and meet the deadlines.

  • Act immediately to Identify current compliance gaps.

  • Establish a roadmap in 2024, including a detailed action plan with deadlines for compliance.

  • Stage 1, compliant completion, retention, and reporting of associated documentation, is due May 6, 2025

  • Stages 2 through Stage 5 continue through 2028, including Quality System enforcement deadlines in 2027.

  • Plan for change in technology, processes, and documentation across the lab(s).

Policy Timeline

  • Security

  • Input/data capture

  • Audit Trail

  • Electronic signature

  • Archival & storage

  • Search & retrieval

  • Change control

  • Long-term preservation & access

  • Reporting

Technology Requirements

  • Training & Education

  • Policies

  • Procedures

  • Business Process

  • Documentation

  • Reporting

Process Requirements

A TRUSTED PARTNER
Leap brings extensive expertise in diagnostics, technology, process design, implementation, and FDA compliance to transition seamlessly to meet FDA LDT medical device compliance obligations building on your existing systems and processes.

Clinical and Biopharma

  • Trusted partner for biotech, biopharma, laboratory, and healthcare organizations since 2012.

  • Extensive track record of assessing, designing, developing, and scaling compliant laboratory information systems throughout the United States.

  • Experience developing compliance with FDA, GXP, and related regulatory standards.

Experienced Consultants

  • Business people, analysts, and engineers who understand laboratory medicine.

  • Deep understanding of the unique challenges of operating in regulated environments.

  • Collaborative approach to navigating the complex journey of building products and services using a best-of-breed approach to buy and build right-sized solutions.

Partners at Scale

  • Decades of experience building robust technology platforms, building partnerships, and tackling complex challenges in growth and transformation.

  • Trusted, durable solutions built on expansive thinking, a disciplined process framework, and impeccable service.

FDA LDT FINAL RULE READINESS
Planning is essential to prioritize system and process changes to meet your FDA obligations.

Information Request

Summary of current lab systems, electronic records, change control, and reporting procedures.

Technology Analysis

Assess systems for open/closed status to identify required security protocols.

Gap Analysis of Processes

Identify and analyze compliance gaps in current processes and systems.

Action Plan

Create an action plan for system configurations, policy updates, and business process improvements aligned to a timeline with resourcing.

Remediation and Adaptation

Engage teams to implement changes, create policies, and conduct training sessions.

PLAN PACKAGES
From lab transformation to FDA compliance, LEAP advises on people, processes, and platforms as well as full-lifecycle technology implementation services.

A. CHANGE SCOPE ADVISORY ENGAGEMENT

Basic analysis of the organization's existing CLIA/CAP/NYS compliance & supporting documentation and systems.

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Typical Project Length:
2 weeks

Detailed analysis of existing SOPs, checklists, systems, diagrams, and other compliance documentation provided against Part 11 requirements.

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B. FULL FINAL RULE GAP ANALYSIS

Typical Project Length:
1-2 months

Full program support inclusive of A+B as well as collaborating with the organization to remediate and adapt documentation, processes, and systems.

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C. ROADMAP TO FDA READINESS

Typical Project Length:
3 months

Fully customized support from high-level audits, to in-depth analysis and roadmapping, hands-on remediation, additional recommendations, and bespoke solutions.

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D. CUSTOM PLANNING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM

Typical Project Length:
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