title: Legislative efforts affecting the reproductive biology laboratory.
abstract: Legislative initiatives recently enacted in the USA will affect daily operations in the reproductive biology laboratory. These regulations affect laboratory safety, staffing, quality assurance, and record keeping. They mandate laboratory accreditation including certification, inspection, and proficiency testing. Laboratory standards of practice and costs of operation may be increased with mandatory compliance.
authors.affiliation: Assisted Reproductive Technologies Program, Evanston Hospital, Glenview, IL.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerrity
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004282:Documentation; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007753:Laboratories / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration