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): February 1, 2002



                           ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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                 (Exact name of issuer as specified in charter)



       DELAWARE                    1-10492                    36-4370966
    (State or Other              (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
     Jurisdiction                    file                   Identification
  of Incorporation or               number)                    Number)
     Organization)



                               150 Webster Street
                          Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (610) 882-1820
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)








Item 5 - Other Events.

On January 31, 2002, OraSure  Technologies,  Inc. (the "Company") announced that
Michael  Gausling  was  appointed  as the  Company's  Chief  Executive  Officer,
replacing Robert D. Thompson.  Effective January 31, 2002, Mr. Thompson resigned
his positions as Chief Executive  Officer and a member of the Company's Board of
Directors.


Signatures

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                    ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


Date: February 1, 2002              By: /s/ Jack E. Jerrett
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                                           Jack E. Jerrett
                                           Vice President, General Counsel
                                           and Secretary