SECTION 310:667-23-4. Laboratory

(a)   The hospital shall have a well-organized, adequately supervised clinical laboratory with the necessary staff, space, facilities, and equipment to perform those services commensurate with the hospital's needs for its patients. All or part of these services may be provided by arrangements with certified reference laboratories.

(b)   If a hospital directly provides laboratory services, it shall meet all conditions as set forth in 42 CFR part 493 and be certified to perform testing on human specimens under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA '88). The hospital shall possess a current, unrevoked or unsuspended certificate appropriate for the extent of testing performed issued by the Department of Health and Human Services applicable to the category of examinations or procedures performed by the facility.

(c)   If a hospital provides laboratory services under arrangement, the referral laboratory shall also meet the requirements of this section.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 1555, eff 4-12-95 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 2429, eff 6-26-95]