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CMS SOM App. C, Tag D6121
§493.1451 Standard: Technical supervisor responsibilities
The procedures for evaluation of the competency of the staff must include, but are
not limited to--
(b)(8)(i) Direct observations of routine patient test performance, including patient
preparation, if applicable, specimen handling, processing and testing;
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
f0e7c2467a7b29dbc39d7c12eb397704bc2cb784aa3ee6f670aff788df840330
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