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FCC grants GE Healthcare waiver to expedite medical equipment during COVID-19 pandemic
May 12, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor
The Federal Communications Commission today granted GE Healthcare’s request for a waiver to allow the importation, marketing and operation of certain GE medical devices from new suppliers for use in healthcare facilities.
The order, which was issued by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology, waives certain rules in Parts 2, 15, 18 and 95 of the agency’s rules.
It also requires GE Healthcare to test the devices prior to deployment, and imposes a condition that GE must obtain the required equipment certifications for all devices within 18 months or it will have to collect any unauthorized devices at the end of the waiver period.
