Circular 81-07
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Health Services Administration
Indian Health Service
INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE CIRCULAR NO. 81-07
Effective Date: August 25, 1981
CONTRACTING FOR REFERRAL LABORATORY SERVICES
Sec.
- Purpose
- Procedures
- Responsibility
- Supersession
- PURPOSE
To establish guidelines to be followed before entering into a Contract for referral Laboratory Services.
- PROCEDURES
Before entering into a Contract for Laboratory Services, the following guides will be followed.
- Establish that the laboratory is licensed under the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act (CLIA) of 1967. All laboratories engaging in Interstate Commerce must be licensed under this Act.
- If the laboratory is not licensed under CLIA 1967, establish that it is licensed by the state in which it operates.
- RESPONSIBILITY
Individuals having responsibility for the issuance of contracts for laboratory services will familiarize themselves with the regulations as outlined in CLIA and by the state involved.
- SUPERSESSION
This circular supersedes IHS Circular 70-5, dated December 28, 1970.
/Joe Exendine for/
Emery A. Johnson
Assistant Surgeon General
Director, Indian Health Service
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