Joint Commission Issues Several Revisions for Laboratory Deeming

The Joint Commission has announced it has revised several elements of performance to meet the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988.

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The revisions were made following a review of The Joint Commission’s application for deeming authority for clinical laboratories by CMS.

 

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Changes were made to:

  • LD.04.05.09, EP 2
  • QSA.02.01.01, EP 2
  • QSA.05.09.01, EP 2
  • QSA.08.03.01, EP 5
  • QSA.08.04.01, EPs 5, 7
  • QSA.08.05.01, EP 2
  • QSA.08.06.01, EP 4.

 

The revisions take effect Feb. 1.

 

To view the revisions, click here (pdf).

 

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