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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA); Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing (PT), Personnel Qualifications…

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This proposed rule would amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations to allow for virtual access under the CLIA certificate of the primary testing laboratory that generated the data, with the exception of the subspecialty of cytology, and the use of digital images for gynecologic cytology proficiency testing. This proposed rule also includes proposed changes to

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  1. Oct 8, 2026

    Rule published

    Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA); Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing (PT), Personnel Qualifications, and Other Changes

    Health and Human Services Department

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