New CLIA Brochure Available

Some news from CMS (this looks pretty good) . . . .

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) brochure has been updated and is now available in downloadable format on the Medicare Learning Network’s (MLN) Products page located at   http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/CLIABrochure.pdf .

The brochure includes an overview of CLIA, why it is important, how test methods are categorized, enrollment information, as well as information regarding the five types of laboratory certificates.  A hard copy of the brochure will be available early this summer and will be available for ordering on the MLN Publications Page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/MPUB/list.asp .

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