CLIA Program and Medicare Laboratory Services
Guidance about the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA) Program and Medicare Laboratory Services. The CLIA Program regulates laboratories that test human specimens and ensures they give accurate, reliable, and timely patient test results regardless of where the test is performed. Topics addressed are program overview, getting CLIA certification, types of laboratory certificates, CLIA Proficiency Testing (PT), test categorization, Medicare laboratory services, and resources.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 01, 2020
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