BasisDx becomes the first PASS-certified home-collect STI Testing Kit in the US
Los Angeles, CA / 13th May 2024: BasisDx, a federally approved leading laboratory specializing in home-collect clinical tests, is delighted to announce that its new STI-testing kit has made history by receiving the widely recognized PASS (Performer Availability Screening Services) certification – the first time a self-testing STI kit has been certified. The move is a major milestone for sexual health, making the process of STI checks more convenient and private, with rapid results available across the USA at a low cost.
The PASS Certification board, an adult industry-standard testing policy, has officially certified BasisDx’s new home-collect Pro-13 testing kit after meticulous evaluation and testing procedures. This certification has long been used to protect adult industry workers, and now anyone using the home-collect testing kit can benefit from the accuracy, reliability, and, most importantly, the safety the certification offers.
BasisDx’s Pro13 Kit includes all tests required for regular PASS clearance. The kit carries out 13 assays for HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab, HIV PCR, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Trichomoniasis, MGen, pharyngeal, rectal and genital Chlamydia, and pharyngeal, rectal and genital Gonorrhea.
Retailing for US$199, the kit comes with a guaranteed 48-hour turnaround from sample receipt in the lab, however typically closer to 24 hours. In some areas, results will come with physician-guided, individual treatment plans.
“At-home collection and testing has long been a goal of ours, and we are elated to finally have found a partnership that can meet the industry’s specific testing and security requirements,” says PASS Executive Director Ian O’Brien, adding, “With BasisDx coming on board, PASS-certified testing is now available across the USA.”
The new Pro13 kit offers enhanced security features, including a prerequisite televisit for first-time users, tamper-proof seals for the prepaid return kit, and an option to use the BDx Molecular Profile to scientifically validate that samples come from the specified user.
“This is a monumental step forward for public sexual health. We are thrilled to be the first company to offer PASS-certified, home collection and testing kits,” said Dr. Andreas Kogelnik, Laboratory Director and Founder of BasisDx. “Getting approved for PASS certification hinged on a lot of hard work and novel innovation. We developed and adapted collection methods suitable to a home-collection setting and worked alongside FDA-approved instrument makers to shrink and automate processes wherever possible without sacrificing the quality of each test.
Together with a leading IT and customer service team, we are disrupting the way STI testing has been done, enabling more people to be tested at a higher quality and lower cost while keeping everyone safe and healthy.” The new Pro13 Kit is available to purchase from BasisDx.org. For sales inquiries please contact sales@basisdx.org. For more information about BasisDx, or to request a press sample, contact bryony@littleleaf.agency.
About BasisDx
BasisDx is a leader in home collection clinical tests and is ranked at the highest standard as a high-complexity laboratory by CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) which regulates federal standards in partnership with the CDC, FDA and CMS. Its sexual health range of products has been developed to meet the challenges of modern sex and sexuality head-on. Their Pro13 Kit is the only PASS-certified home collection STI testing kit. BasisDx is confronting stigma and making sexual health better, one test at a time. Its Silicon Valley-based clinical laboratory offers reliability, convenience, and accuracy and returns results within 24-48 hours of receiving samples. For more information please contact: www.basisdx.org
About PASS
PASS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and safety of adult industry workers. PASS provides adult industry-standard testing policy and operates a digital clearinghouse for work availability data. The organization is governed by a volunteer board of directors and is funded entirely through donations. For more information please contact: www.passcertified.org
