Quality, Safety & Oversight- Guidance to Laws & Regulations Laboratories
Guidance for clinical laboratories providing link to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Web site for complete information on that program.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 05, 2012
The Survey and Certification Program includes clinical laboratories testing human specimens for the purpose of diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease.
Please use the link below to our Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Web site for complete information on that program.
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