Chapter 2: Categories of Testing

Question 1

What are Waived tests?

Answer 1

Approved for waiver under the CLIA criteria and involve simple laboratory tests with low risk of error.

Question 2

A CLIA Certificate of Waived is required to perform tests?

Answer 2

Yes.

Question 3

Examples of Waived test are?

Answer 3

Dipstick urinalysis, fecal occult blood, urine pregnancy tests, rapid strep tests, etc.

Question 4

MA are often responsible for performing CLIA-waived tests in?

Answer 4

Physician’s office laboratory.

Question 5

Moderate Complexity requires the use of?

Answer 5

Automated laboratory equipment in testing iike chemistry profiles of blood.

Question 6

Moderate complexity teste require the higher degree of training provided to?

Answer 6

Medical technologist and medical technicians.

Question 7

Provider-performed microscopy procedures (PPMP), in which a physician or midlevel practitioner uses a microscope to?

Answer 7

Perform testing on human specimens.

Question 8

What does High Complexity require?

Answer 8

Expertise beyond automation.

Question 9

Special rules apply to cytology testing including?

Answer 9

Workload limits; specialized proficiency testing requirements that apply not just to the laboratory, also to personnel performing tests.

Question 10

High complexity tests require qualifications for personnel such as?

Answer 10

Medical Laboratory Scientist or Medical Technologist.