SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 8, 2008 (October 2,
2008)
CHEMBIO
DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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0-30379
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88-0425691
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
Number)
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3661
Horseblock Road
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Medford,
NY 11763
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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631-924-1135
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number)
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N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
7.01. Regulation FD Disclosures.
On
October 2, 2008, the Company issued the press release titled “Chembio and
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Sign Agreement for DPP® Oral Fluid-Whole Blood HIV Test”
included herein as Exhibit 99.1.
On
October 8, 2008, the Company also issued a press release entitled “Chembio
Receives FDA Approval For Extended Age Range for HIV Rapid Tests” included
herein as Exhibit 99.2.
ITEM
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information disclosed
in Item 7.01 of, and Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 attached to, this Current
Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not
constitute a determination of whether any information included herein is
material.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Date: October
8,
2008 Chembio
Diagnostics, Inc.
By: /s/ Lawrence A.
Siebert
Lawrence
A. Siebert
Chief
Executive Officer