Was the notification in the form of a letter (snail mail) or another form such as email? Dean Troyer
________________________________ From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Carol Torrence Sent: Thu 4/5/2012 3:16 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Aetna requiring CAP accreditation for non-hospital labs We have received notification from AETNA that they now require non-hospital labs to be accredited by CLIA and CAP. The letter makes it obvious that by making such a request that they are not aware that CLIA assigned deemed status to CAP and CLIA is actually the gatekeeper. Secondly we are told to be registered by May 1st and accredited by August 1st (which CAP says is impossible) or we will have to send our lab to either Quest or Ameripath which includes Dermpath Diagnostics division. It fails to mention that there are other CAP accredited non hospital labs in our state. The Aetna contact number is either 'mailbox full" or even after leaving a message, no return call. Me thinks me smells a rat. If you are a non-hospital lab, have you heard of this? Does your dematopathologist or pathologist know this is coming? I am interested in your comments. Carol M. Torrence, HT(ASCP)CM _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet