title: Regulations for implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988: a summary.
abstract: In 1988, Congress passed the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), which set standards to improve the quality of clinical laboratory testing in all laboratories in the nation that conduct testing on human specimens for health assessment or for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease. This report summarizes the final regulations for implementing CLIA and provides an overview of each section, specifying laboratory standards and requirements.
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007753:Laboratories / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000592:standards; D010824:Physicians' Offices / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States