{"ref":"FL-HSP-LAB-01","title":"Laboratory, Radiology and Waived Testing","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets how the Agency makes clinical laboratory and radiology services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through written agreements or its own services (Rule 59A-38.004(3)(b), F.A.C.), how nurses perform only CLIA-waived tests under a certificate of waiver following the manufacturer’s instructions, how specimens are collected, labeled and sent to CLIA-certified reference laboratories, and how patients are helped to use their own FDA-approved home test devices.","inShort":["Order tests and x-rays only when the result will change the patient’s comfort care.","Laboratory and x-ray services are available 24 hours a day. Use the contact sheet.","Perform only tests on the Agency’s approved waived test list, and follow the manufacturer’s instructions every time.","Label every specimen at the bedside with two identifiers, the date and time.","Clean shared devices between patients. Never share fingerstick devices."],"primaryCitation":"Rule 59A-38.004(3)(b), F.A.C.","citations":["Rule 59A-38.004(3)(b), (c), F.A.C.","s. 400.6085(1), F.S.","s. 400.609, F.S.","Chapter 483, Part I, F.S."],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §418.116(b)","42 CFR Part 493","42 CFR §493.15","42 CFR §493.35","42 U.S.C. §263a","29 CFR §1910.1030"],"surveyorAsks":["Which laboratory and radiology providers do you use, and where are the written agreements?","How can a patient get a laboratory test or an x-ray at night or on a weekend?"],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-38.004(3)(b), F.A.C.; 42 CFR §418.116(b))","5. Florida Standards","6. Laboratory and Radiology Agreements","7. Testing by Agency Staff","8. Specimen Collection and Transport","9. Helping Patients With Their Own Tests","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"fl-hospice","state":"Florida","service":"Hospice","guides":[{"path":"/guides/hospice-policies/","h1":"What policies are required for hospice?"},{"path":"/guides/hospice-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Hospice Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}