Question: If my place of work would like to begin COVID testing are there any needed certificates that we need to get.

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Testing and COVID-19
section_headers: For All Laboratories: Accessing Laboratory Testing
My facility would like to begin SARS-CoV-2 testing. Do we need a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certificate? Can my facility be granted a waiver from the CLIA certification requirements so that I can begin testing immediately?
section_content: Before conducting SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, a laboratory must be CLIA-
certified and meet applicable regulatory requirements. The Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) does not have the authority to grant
waivers of exceptions that are not established in a statute or regulation. For
additional information, please refer to the FAQs on the CMS website: CMS
Coronavirus Informationexternal icon.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The answer is excellent because it addresses the question promptly, and states which certification is required for testing. The answer also provides an official link for more information to the question.
This directly answers the question being asked by mentioning which certification the place needs. It also links to an FAQ page with more related information

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions
section_headers: Symptoms & Testing
Where can I get tested for COVID-19?
section_content: The process and locations for testing vary from place to place. Contact your
state, local, tribal, or territorial department for more information, or reach
out to a medical provider. State and local public health departments have
received tests from CDC while medical providers are getting tests developed by
commercial manufacturers. While supplies of these tests are increasing, it may
still be difficult to find someplace to get tested. See Testing for
COVID-19 for more information.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The answer does not address the question, and instead talks about testing centers in general. Therefore, the answer is bad and not helpful.
This mostly just talks about where you can find testing if you're a patient, but nothing for the organizations that are trying to find out what kind of certifications that they need

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: Frequently Asked Questions about Laboratory Testing and COVID-19
section_headers: For All Laboratories: Accessing Laboratory Testing
When FDA authorizes emergency use for a SARS-CoV-2 point-of-care test, can that test be used in CLIA certificate-of-waiver facilities?
section_content: When the FDA grants an EUA for a point-of-care test, that test is deemed to be
CLIA-waived. For the duration of the national emergency declaration for
COVID-19, such tests can be performed in any CLIA-certified patient care
setting with a certificate of waiver.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer is acceptable because it mentions the certification needed to perform COVID testing, but it doesn't go into detail as to who can obtain the certification or how they can.
This doesn't really make any mention of what kind of certification a place needs in order to provide testing. This is what the question was looking for

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Bad