Both of these tests cannot be ordered in New York. Anyone know why? Or a workaround?
NY has restrictions on test ordering. You may need to go through a doctor or search for a service provider in NY. There are some that service NY specifically. I’d also probably call Boston and Quest to ask if they have suggestions.
From an older thread:
I don’t misunderstand, I was just using a shorter description of the process. Effectively, one orders their own labs from a website. The doctor on staff just rubber stamps the order for a markup - one places an order on a website for whatever they wish. The doctor is invisible and the “digital signature” is probably automated (based on how quickly and at what hours of the day/night I’ve received requisitions… )
You’re right, though, there are some smaller services that will help NY residents order labs, but there are restrictions that prevent many of the larger services from (legally) helping the consumer. Some may be skirting the law and trying to fly under the radar, though. Regardless, I shouldn’t have made an off the cuff blanket statement without qualifiers.
What is illegal is most testing that isn’t ordered by a physician that is overseeing the patient’s care. In 2015, the NY AG went after DirectLabs for allowing a chiropractor to order tests that the chiropractor had no relati…
FWIW
Just order/place order and go to PA or CT for the test.
Am in NY, that is what I do.
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I wonder if this restriction applies to Life Extension tests. The LabCorp order they provide you has a physician’s name ordering it.