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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D5661
§493.1274 Standard: Cytology
(f)(2) Slides may be loaned to proficiency testing programs in lieu of maintaining
them for the required time period, provided the laboratory receives written
acknowledgment of the receipt of slides by the proficiency testing program and
maintains the acknowledgment to document the loan of these slides.
(f)(3) Documentation of slides loaned or referred for purposes other than
proficiency testing must be maintained.
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
38ff654630c97c5be3d3345fd899028ecea73b7839df9cbad390519ad6b15e1a
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