CMS Issues Revisions to CLIA Interpretive Guidance, Effective Immediately
Published: 06/27/2025
Sources:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
- Clinical Lab
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix C – Survey Procedures and Interpretive Guidelines for Laboratories and Laboratory Services (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)), effectively immediately.
The revisions provide an update to the advance copy of Appendix C of the SOM published in December 2024. The updates include:
- Removing and adding guidance as outlined below in the discussion sectio…