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Research Article| Volume 13, ISSUE 3, P739-752, September 1993

Federal Regulation of Clinical Laboratories and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988-Part I

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      This is the first of two articles summarizing federal regulations applicable to clinical laboratories and emphasizing pertinent features of The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA 1988), including the complexity model, waived testing, personnel standards, proficiency testing, quality control requirements, and patient test management. The history of laboratory regulations is reviewed and regulatory events subsequent to the CLIA 1988 Final Rule of February 1992 are described.
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        Literature review of research related to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.
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