Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

CLIA

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) are standards that regulate all laboratory testing performed on humans in the United States except clinical trials. CLIA covers approximately 175,000 laboratory entities. The objective of the CLIA program is to ensure quality laboratory testing. a laboratory In 1988, the United States Congress passed the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) establishing quality standards for laboratory testing to ensure the accuracy, re ...