ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: HHS DP 9-0-0-0

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HB 2433: clinical laboratories; proficiency testing

Sponsor:  Representative Nutt, LD 14

Committee on Health & Human Services

Overview

Requires clinical laboratories to undergo regular proficiency testing through a program approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

History

Current Arizona law allows a person to obtain a laboratory test from a licensed clinical laboratory without a healthcare provider's request or authorization if the laboratory offers that test on a direct-access basis. When a person orders a test without their healthcare provider's request or authorization, it is the duty of the person who was tested, rather than their healthcare provider, to act on the test results. Additionally, a laboratory may not submit a claim for reimbursement from a third-party payor for a test that was not requested or authorized by a healthcare provider (A.R.S. § 36-468).

All laboratory testing performed in the U.S. is regulated by CMS through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, the purpose of which is to ensure quality laboratory testing (CLIA).

Provisions

1. States that any clinical laboratory test may be provided only by a laboratory that participates in routine proficiency testing through a program approved by CMS. (Sec. 1)

2. Exempts proficiency testing for lab tests for which an approved program is not available. (Sec. 1)

3. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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