US · guidance
CMS SOM App. C, Tag D5819
§493.1291 Standard: Test report
(j) All test reports or records of the information on the test reports must be
maintained by the laboratory in a manner that permits ready identification and
timely accessibility.
Interpretive Guidelines §493.1291(j)
The regulations do not specify the mechanism or frequency for which a laboratory should
evaluate its record storage and retrieval system.
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
c2b3367303636bb0e638e59f3eb8a3329b293734256524f4a4a6c6d366451906
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