LICENSING Flashcards
(48 cards)
Government rules and regulations include the following: (LOR)
- Labor relations
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Rules affecting the general conduct of business
OSHA meaning
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
2 Federal Regulation of Medical Laboratories
- Licensure of Laboratories
- Licensure of Personnel
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 of procedures being performed
- Set personnel qualifications for six groups
- Rules apply to all testing sites
- Baccalaurate laboratories can perform at four levels
Classifies laboratories based on the complexity (LMHP)
- Low complexity testing
- Moderate complexity testing
- High complexity
- Provider performed microscopy procedure
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)
- Level of knowledge needed
- Training and experience required
- Complexity of the preparation or reagents and material
- Operational steps required in the procedures
- Characteristics and availability of calibration, quality control and proficiency testing material
- Extent of troubleshooting and maintenance required
- Degree of interpretation and judgement necessary in the testing process
2 Qualifiers of Moderate-Complexity category
- Automated procedures that do not require operator intervention
- Manual procedures with limited steps and limited samplw
5 practice standards for moderate and high complexity laboratories requirements (CQPIP)
- Certification of waiver or registration
- Quality control and quality assurance
- Patient test management
- Inspection
- Personnel qualification
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