{"ref":"LA-HH-CS-05","title":"Laboratory Services, Specimen Collection, and Waived Testing","category":"Clinical tasks","summary":"Sets out when the Agency needs a CLIA certificate, how staff collect and send specimens only as ordered, who may draw blood, how referral laboratories are chosen, how waived tests and patient self-tests are handled, and how results reach the authorized healthcare provider.","inShort":["Collect specimens only when the provider has ordered the test.","LPNs draw blood only after an RN has documented their competency.","Aides never draw blood or do fingersticks.","Test with Agency equipment only if our CLIA certificate covers the test; use the patient's own meter for self-tests.","Label specimens in front of the patient and report critical results to the provider at once."],"primaryCitation":"42 CFR §484.100(c)","citations":["LAC 48:I §9103.D.2.f","LAC 48:I §9103.C.3.a","LAC 48:I §9123.C.2","LAC 48:I §9115.B.1.p","LAC 48:I §9129.C.11","LAC 51:II.105"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.100(c)","42 CFR Part 493","42 CFR §493.15","42 CFR §493.35","29 CFR §1910.1030(d)(2)"],"surveyorAsks":["Do your staff perform any tests in the home? Show me your CLIA certificate.","Show me the RN-evaluated venipuncture competency for this LPN."],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §484.100(c))","5. CLIA Status","6. Assisting With Patient Self-Testing","7. Specimen Collection","8. Transport and Referral Laboratories","9. Results","10. Waived Testing Quality","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"la-hha","state":"Louisiana","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}