July 14, 2021 12:54 AMLegal
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CHATSWORTH, Calif.
Performer Availability Screening Service (PASS) released the following statement Tuesday afternoon regarding its previously-announced town hall meeting on industry testing protocols, now scheduled to take place Friday morning at 11 a.m. PT:
In the wake of Cutting Edge Testing’s departure from the PASS system, PASS Executive Director Ian O’Brien will host an industry town hall to discuss next steps for ensuring safety for performers on set.
“There was always inherent conflict between for-profit testing centers and a nonprofit oversight organization like PASS,” says O’Brien. “While we’re shocked by the way in which CET withdrew from PASS, it’s an eventuality for which we’ve been planning. We are working with stakeholders to build a stronger version of PASS, which is less beholden to third-parties. In the meantime, performers should continue to test with CET, TTS, AIT or other testing centers utilizing PASS