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VA | RIN: 2900-AP64 | Publication ID: Fall 2020 |
Title: Adopting Standards for Laboratory Requirements | |
Abstract:
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations to establish standards for VA clinical laboratories. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has established standards for the staffing, management, procedures, and oversight of clinical laboratories that perform testing used for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or health assessment of, human beings. VA is required, in consultation with HHS, to establish standards equal to those applicable to other clinical laboratories. As a matter of policy and practice VA has applied HHS standards to its VA laboratory operations, and this final rule would formalize this practice. The final rule would establish quality standards for laboratory testing performed on specimens from humans, such as blood, body fluid and tissue, for the purpose of diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease, or assessment of health. Specifically, it would address how VA applies regulations as the controlling standards for VA medical facility laboratories. |
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Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
EO 13771 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt | |
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.3500 | |
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Quynh Vantu Health Science Specialist Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 632-8418 |