[Histonet] CLIA Compliance Regulations for histology staff coverage
Good morning to all in Histoland! Hopefully, one of you can help me with a question which was proposed to me by a fellow histologist working in a very small GI histology lab. Here is what information she gave me: She is training a histology assistant in house to do all the histology technical responsibilities at the request of the GI doctors. She said her OJT assistant is doing a great job technically, but she has not yet registered in school to finish her AA Degree so she can sit for the HT exam. She has been working under her instruction for 1 year. Her lab is California State and CLIA licensed. The GI doctors want the assistant to cover for her while she is on vacation. The pathologist who is the medical director does not think that CLIA Regulations allows this and wants the specimens sent out during her absence. She needs the CLIA Regulations stating what the guidelines are so her lab is complying to regulations. She didn’t want to call CLIA because it would send a RED FLAG up. I also didn’t want to call them because they may ask me what the name of the lab was that was proposing this question. I told her that this was most likely illegal, but she needs it in black and white. Do any of you have that information or a web link to go to at your finger tips? She needs the regulations by next week. Thank you in advance for your help, Akemi Akemi Allison-Tacha, BS, HT/HTL (ASCP) Pathology Manager Monterey Bay GI Consultants 23 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 Monterey, CA 93940 (381) 375-3577 X117 Email: aalli...@montereygi.com ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] CLIA Compliance Regulations for histology staff coverage
California does not have licensure for histotechs. To my knowledge California does not have any regulations concerning who can cut biopsies. There are many labs that have uncertified people working without the supervision of certified people. That being said, is this the only reason the Pathologist wants the cases sent our during her absence? He is the one that has to sign his name to the cases. From: Akemi Allison akemiat3...@yahoo.com To: Histonet Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: 07/18/2013 08:34 AM Subject:[Histonet] CLIA Compliance Regulations for histology staff coverage Sent by:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Good morning to all in Histoland! Hopefully, one of you can help me with a question which was proposed to me by a fellow histologist working in a very small GI histology lab. Here is what information she gave me: She is training a histology assistant in house to do all the histology technical responsibilities at the request of the GI doctors. She said her OJT assistant is doing a great job technically, but she has not yet registered in school to finish her AA Degree so she can sit for the HT exam. She has been working under her instruction for 1 year. Her lab is California State and CLIA licensed. The GI doctors want the assistant to cover for her while she is on vacation. The pathologist who is the medical director does not think that CLIA Regulations allows this and wants the specimens sent out during her absence. She needs the CLIA Regulations stating what the guidelines are so her lab is complying to regulations. She didn’t want to call CLIA because it would send a RED FLAG up. I also didn’t want to call them because they may ask me what the name of the lab was that was proposing this question. I told her that this was most likely illegal, but she needs it in black and white. Do any of you have that information or a web link to go to at your finger tips? She needs the regulations by next week. Thank you in advance for your help, Akemi Akemi Allison-Tacha, BS, HT/HTL (ASCP) Pathology Manager Monterey Bay GI Consultants 23 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 Monterey, CA 93940 (381) 375-3577 X117 Email: aalli...@montereygi.com ___ 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
Re: [Histonet] CLIA Compliance Regulations for histology staff coverage
CLIA only regulated labs can have uncertified or licensed personel doing task such as embedding, microtomy and standard HE staining as CLIA does not regulate those task as Jennifer mentioned. That said, who is going to gross in the biopsies( High complexity task) in the other persons absence? Because that is a CLIA regulated task and needs to be done by someone who meets CLIA 1489, which is the education, AS degree that includes the required biology and chemistry, or 60 hrs of education that includes the required biology and chemistry. http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/clinical-lab/clia-lab-qualifications.pdf Kim D From: Jennifer MacDonald jmacdon...@mtsac.edu To: Akemi Allison akemiat3...@yahoo.com Cc: Histonet Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [Histonet] CLIA Compliance Regulations for histology staff coverage California does not have licensure for histotechs. To my knowledge California does not have any regulations concerning who can cut biopsies. There are many labs that have uncertified people working without the supervision of certified people. That being said, is this the only reason the Pathologist wants the cases sent our during her absence? He is the one that has to sign his name to the cases. From: Akemi Allison akemiat3...@yahoo.com To: Histonet Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: 07/18/2013 08:34 AM Subject: [Histonet] CLIA Compliance Regulations for histology staff coverage Sent by: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Good morning to all in Histoland! Hopefully, one of you can help me with a question which was proposed to me by a fellow histologist working in a very small GI histology lab. Here is what information she gave me: She is training a histology assistant in house to do all the histology technical responsibilities at the request of the GI doctors. She said her OJT assistant is doing a great job technically, but she has not yet registered in school to finish her AA Degree so she can sit for the HT exam. She has been working under her instruction for 1 year. Her lab is California State and CLIA licensed. The GI doctors want the assistant to cover for her while she is on vacation. The pathologist who is the medical director does not think that CLIA Regulations allows this and wants the specimens sent out during her absence. She needs the CLIA Regulations stating what the guidelines are so her lab is complying to regulations. She didn’t want to call CLIA because it would send a RED FLAG up. I also didn’t want to call them because they may ask me what the name of the lab was that was proposing this question. I told her that this was most likely illegal, but she needs it in black and white. Do any of you have that information or a web link to go to at your finger tips? She needs the regulations by next week. Thank you in advance for your help, Akemi Akemi Allison-Tacha, BS, HT/HTL (ASCP) Pathology Manager Monterey Bay GI Consultants 23 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200 Monterey, CA 93940 (381) 375-3577 X117 Email: aalli...@montereygi.com ___ 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 ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
