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Title 42 - PUBLIC HEALTHChapter IV - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESSubchapter G - STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONPart 493 - LABORATORY REQUIREMENTSSubpart K - QUALITY SYSTEM FOR NONWAIVED TESTING
GENERAL LABORATORY SYSTEMS
Section 493.1232 - Standard: Specimen identification and integrity

42 C.F.R. § 493.1232

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Section 493.1232 - Standard: Specimen identification and integrity

The laboratory must establish and follow written policies and procedures that ensure positive identification and optimum integrity of a patient's specimen from the time of collection or receipt of the specimen through completion of testing and reporting of results.

42 C.F.R. §493.1232