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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 22, 2012 (February 16, 2012)

CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	0-30379	88-0425691
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification Number)
	3661 Horseblock Road
	Medford, NY 11763
	(Address of principal executive offices)
	631-924-1135
	(Registrant’s Telephone Number)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

(e) In accordance with the terms of the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, on February 16, 2012, the Company determined to grant on February 16, 2012, to certain employees of the Company, options to purchase an aggregate of 203,125 shares of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price for these options was the last traded market price for the Company’s common stock on February 16, 2012, which was $.50 per option. The options become exercisable on the effective date of the grant. Each option granted will expire and terminate, if not exercised sooner, upon the earlier to occur of (a) 30 days after termination of the employee’s employment with the Company or (b) the fifth anniversary of the effective date of grant. The following table identifies which of these options were issued to executive officers of the Company.

Name of Executive Officer		Number of Shares of Common Stock Underlying Options
Richard Bruce - Vice President of Operations		20,500
Javan Esfandiari – Sr. Vice President of R&D		63,750
Tom Ippolito - Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, QA & QC		24,000
Richard J. Larkin – Chief Financial Officer		22,375
Lawrence A. Siebert – Chief Executive Officer		72,500

These issuances were registered on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on June 19, 2008.

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.

February 22, 2012 Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.

By: /s/ Lawrence A. Siebert

Lawrence A. Siebert

Chief Executive Officer