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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D5803
§493.1291 Standard: Test report
(b) Test report information maintained as part of the patient’s chart or medical
record must be readily available to the laboratory and to CMS or a CMS agent
upon request.
Interpretive Guidelines §493.1291(b)
The test report information should be legible, understandable, and complete.
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
669c5d8d48e8769160563b9b823d050afd4ed3f64ac28780ac1182269b710316
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