CLIA

Abbreviation Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments: federal rules for all labs testing human specimens; waived tests need a certificate of waiver.

Sources

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR 493.2 Definitions (CLIA) · U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo)

Free practice questions that use CLIA

Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures, question 3A family practice holds only a CLIA Certificate of Waiver. Which test may the medical assistant perform in this office under that…
Phlebotomy, question 5Under CLIA, to which laboratories may specimens be referred for testing?
Administrative Assisting, question 5Under MACRA (2015), the Medicare EHR "meaningful use" requirements for physicians became part of which program?

A1CGlycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c): a blood test reflecting average blood glucose over the past 2 to 3 months.
ALT, ASTAlanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase: liver enzymes measured in blood tests.
BUNBlood urea nitrogen: a blood test of kidney function.
CK-MBCreatine kinase MB: a heart-muscle enzyme in blood that can indicate heart damage.
CRPC-reactive protein: a blood test that rises with inflammation.
ESRErythrocyte sedimentation rate: a blood test that rises with inflammation.
FITFecal immunochemical test: a stool test that detects hidden human blood.
FOBTFecal occult blood test: checks stool for hidden blood.