Medicare Compliance for Clinical Laboratories

• Date: February 13, 2011
• Source: Admin

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulate all laboratory-testing performed on humans in the US through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). CLIA covers approximately 200,000 laboratories. The Division of Laboratory Services, within the Survey and Certification Group of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations, implements the CLIA.