CLIA
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| Term | CLIA |
| Short definition | CLIA - (pronounced) (CLOVER-uh) Amendments to a 1988 US law that establishes the standards for all laboratory tests performed on human tissue, blood, and other bodily fluid samples used to screen, diagnose, prevent, or treat a disease or condition. The CLIA program ensures that laboratories follow these standards and have quality control programs in place to ensure patient test results are accurate and reliable. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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CLIA - (pronounced) (CLOVER-uh) Amendments to a 1988 US law that establishes the standards for all laboratory tests performed on human tissue, blood, and other bodily fluid samples used to screen, diagnose, prevent, or treat a disease or condition. The CLIA program ensures that laboratories follow these standards and have quality control programs in place to ensure patient test results are accurate and reliable. The federal agencies that administer the CLIA program are the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Certain types of laboratory tests, such as B. Tests administered in clinical trials, research studies, crime labs, and work-related drug testing are not covered by the CLIA program. Also called Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
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