Government rules and regulations include the following: (LOR)
OSHA meaning
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2 Federal Regulation of Medical Laboratories
Permission to engage in business activity
Licensure of Laboratories
Permission to practice an occupation/profession
Licensure of Personnel
Medicare Legislation an amendment to the social security act
1965
First edition of CLIA became law
1967
CLIA meaning
Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendment
CLIA was revised
1988
classifies and regulates laboratories based on the complexity if procedures being performed rather than on location
CLIA’88
Highlights of CLIA’88 (CSRB)
Classifies laboratories based on the complexity (LMHP)
Set personnel qualifications for six groups (DTTCGT)
Diretor
Technical consultant
Technical supervisor
Clinical consultant
General supervisor
Testing personnel
Baccalaurate laboratories can perform at four levels
Director
Technical consultan
General/Technical supervisor
Testing personnel
Waived tests, considered to have low-complexity testing methodology
Category l
Moderate complexity testing methodology
Category ll
High complexity testing methodology
Category lll
Provider Perfomed Microscopy Procedure (PPMP)
Category lV
Uses 7 criteria to differentiate tests that maybe performed by moderate/high complexity laboratories
Department of Health and Human Resources
The 7 criteria of DHHR (LTCOCED)
2 Qualifiers of Moderate-Complexity category
5 practice standards for moderate and high complexity laboratories requirements (CQPIP)
Laboratories are initially require to obtain a certificate from the health care financing administration
Ceritificate of waiver or registration
Standards are similar to those established by the practice parameters of professional laboratorian
Quality control and quality assurance