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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D2150
§493.855 Standard: Cytology: gynecologic examinations
(b)(3) may not resume examining gynecologic slides until the laboratory assures that
the individual obtains at least 35 hours of documented, formally structured,
continuing education in diagnostic cytopathology that focuses on the examination of
gynecologic preparations, and until he or she is retested with a 20-slide test set and
scores at least 90 percent.
History
Rev. 233; Issued: 09-12-25; Effective: 09-12-25; Implementation: 09-12-25
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
3927384ce217aa5cbdc0ab1a071e6621b45e9720467e533f2ae2c82c595190ca
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