UNITED STATES
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): September 26, 2005
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated
1290 Wall Street West
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201) 393-5000
001-12215
(Commission file number)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
16-1387862
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events |
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated received a subpoena from the New York office of the Department of Health and Human Services. The subpoena seeks various documents, including documents relating to Quest Diagnostics’ relationship with health maintenance organizations, independent physician associations, group purchasing organizations and preferred provider organizations from 1995 to the present. Quest Diagnostics is cooperating with the Department of Health and Human Services’ investigation.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| September 26, 2005 |
| QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED |
| By: |
/s/ Sirisha Gummaregula |
| Sirisha Gummaregula Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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