Section 17-12 - Laboratory Services (a) The facility shall maintain, or have available, clinical laboratory services adequate to fulfill the needs of its patient's and meets the following: - (i) The facility, at a minimum, shall provide basic laboratory services essential to the immediate diagnosis and treatment of patient's, including:
- (A) Chemical examinations of urine by stick or tablet methods, or both (including urine ketones);
- (B) Microscopic examinations of urine sediment;
- (C) Hemoglobin and hematocrit;
- (F) Examination of stool specimens for occult blood;
- (H) Primary culturing for transmittal to a CLIA certified laboratory;
- (ii) The facility shall have a contractual agreement with a CLIA approved hospital or independent laboratory for any additional laboratory services that are needed by a patient.
- (iii) Emergency provision of basic laboratory services shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day.
- (iv) Only personnel designated as qualified by the medical staff by virtue of education, experience, and training may perform and report laboratory results.
- (v) The laboratory shall be a CLIA certified laboratory.
048-17 Wyo. Code R. § 17-12