210507, 59A-7.020 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 210507

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Division:

Health Facility and Agency Licensing

Chapter:

CLINICAL LABORATORIES

Overview

RULE:

59A-7.020	Definitions (Repealed)
59A-7.029	General Quality Control Requirements (Repealed)
59A-7.030	Quality Control - Specialties and Subspecialties (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

Chapter 59A-7, Florida Administrative Code, is being amended to update and clarify clinical laboratory licensure requirements to reflect recent advances in clinical laboratory technology, delete requirements that are duplicative of the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and require licensed laboratories to be in compliance with CLIA.

SUMMARY:

The amendments to this rule update the existing clinical laboratory requirements to reflect recent advancements in clinical laboratory technology, deletes language duplicative of the existing federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and requires licensed laboratories to be in compliance with CLIA.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

483.051 FS.

LAW:

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/24/2006 Vol. 32/12

COMMENTS:

From 3/24/2006 To 4/14/2006 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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