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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D5313
§493.1242 Standard: Specimen submission, handling, and referral
(b) The laboratory must document the date and time it receives a specimen.
Interpretive Guidelines §493.1242(b)
When a sample is collected and a test is performed during the course of a patient’s visit,
the date and time recorded in the patient “sign-in” log may be used as the date and time
of receipt into the laboratory.
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
936fd373671279d7ff8d1a3a76eafbdf6376b8e17a7126cdf717a5410f538e2e
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