Issued last week, the guidance said insurers were not required to reimburse such testing, which could impact coverage in schools, workplaces, and other settings.
With students and faculty scheduled to return in a few months, institutions are reaching out to secure testing to help keep the virus in check on campus.
The lab company is taking full ownership of MACL, the largest independent clinical lab in the state, which it formed as a joint venture around 20 years ago.
Launched by both national labs and regional and specialty firms, the offerings provide testing as well as guidance on how to best structure testing programs.
The company said that by the end of June it would have made available more than 500,000 kits, which allow individuals to self-collect nasal samples at home.
High-profile groups have proposed population-scale testing as key to a safe reopening, but the test numbers they propose dwarf current and projected lab capacity.
