Proposed Rule Submitted

Proposed updates to the regulations for individuals screening Pap tests in the U. S. have been submitted by the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). To review, follow these important links to the Federal Register:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-804.htm and http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-804.pdf

Deadlines for Comments were requested by no later than 5pm on 03-15-2009. (Note: When published, we will update that information on this site./admin)

Additional information:

Link to CMS Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp

For more information on CLIA, please visit the CMS web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CLIA/