Summary

the United States Government United States Code — Title 42, Chapter 6a…

Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
"The examinations and procedures identified in paragraph (2) are
simple laboratory examinations and procedures which, as determined
by the Secretary, have an insignificant risk of an erroneous
result, including those which -
" (A) have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
for home use,
" (B) employ methodologies that are so simple and accurate as
to render the likelihood of erroneous results negligible, or
" (C) the Secretary has determined pose no reasonable risk of
harm to the patient if performed incorrectly."
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the United States Government United States Code — Title 42, Chapter 6a…

The standards established under subparagraph (A) shall
include uniform criteria for acceptable performance under a
proficiency testing program, based on the available technology
and the clinical relevance of the laboratory examination or
other procedure subject to such program. The criteria shall be
established for all examinations and procedures and shall be
uniform for each examination and procedure.
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the United States Government United States Code — Title 42, Chapter 6a…

As used in this section, the term "certificate" includes a
certificate of waiver issued under paragraph (2) .
(e) Accreditation
(1) In general
A laboratory may be accredited for purposes of obtaining a
certificate if the laboratory -
(A) meets the standards of an approved accreditation body,
and
(B) authorizes the accreditation body to submit to the
Secretary (or such State agency as the Secretary may designate)
such records or other information as the Secretary may require.
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