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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D5823
§493.1291 Standard: Test report
(l) Upon request by a patient (or the patient’s personal representative), the
laboratory may provide patients, their personal representatives, and those persons
specified under 45 CFR 164.524(c)(3)(ii), as applicable, with access to completed test
reports that, using the laboratory’s authentication process, can be identified as
belonging to that patient.
Interpretive Guidelines §493.1291(l)
The laboratory must have and follow a written policy that is available to the laboratory
staff and details how it handles patient requests for access to their completed laboratory
reports. Test reports are considered to be complete when all results associated with the
ordered tests are finalized and ready for release.
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
cc3b7490d76a3f7e80e4e8ec2e15fa5485e008b995453aa956e2626a0ae14670
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