Section 205.350  Laboratory Services

Each ambulatory surgical treatment center shall meet each of the following requirements:

a)         Possess a valid Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certificate for those tests performed by the facility (57 Fed. Reg. 40, pp. 7135-7139, February 28, 1992-Medicare, Medicaid and CLIA Programs; Regulations Implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), no further editions or amendments included).

b)         Have a written agreement with a laboratory which possesses a valid CLIA certificate to perform any required laboratory procedures which are not performed in the center.

(Source:  Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 11939, effective July 22, 1994)