1. A. The administrator shall develop and implement policies and procedures for obtaining routine and emergency laboratory and radiologic services to meet the needs of patients. Policies and procedures shall include:

   1. (1) Turn-around time;
   2. (2) Review of laboratory reports; and
   3. (3) Documentation of laboratory results.
2. B. Laboratory facilities shall be approved under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) and be licensed by this State.
3. C. The freestanding ambulatory surgical facility shall include laboratory and radiologic reports in the patient's medical records.

Authority: Health-General Article, §19-3B-01 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: August 23, 1999 (26:17 Md. R. 1322)

Regulation .01B amended effective March 14, 2016 (43:5 Md. R. 385)

Regulation .03 amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1343); December 21, 2015 (42:25 Md. R. 1542)