Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-7-.20

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 420-5-7-.20 - Laboratory Services

(1) The hospital shall maintain, or have available, adequate laboratory services to meet the needs of its patients.

(2) Adequacy of laboratory services. The hospital shall have laboratory services available, either directly or through a contractual agreement with a certified laboratory.

(a) Emergency laboratory services shall be available 24 hours a day.

(b) A written description of services provided shall be available to the medical staff.

(c) The laboratory shall make provision for proper receipt and reporting of tissue specimens.

(d) The medical staff and a pathologist shall determine which tissue specimens require a macroscopic (gross) examination and which require both macroscopic and microscopic examinations.

(3) The hospital's laboratory shall have a current federal CLIA number.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-5-7-.20

Filed September 1, 1982. Repealed and New Rule: Filed November 18, 1994; effective December 23, 1994. Repealed and New Rule: Filed August 24, 2012; effective September 28, 2012.

Rule .13 was renumbered to .20 as per certification filed August 24, 2012; effective September 28, 2012.

Author: W.T. Geary, Jr., M.D., Carter Sims

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-21-20, et seq.