| A | B |
|---|
| Reference Lab | operated by outside organization |
| Physician's Office Lab | Owned and operated by physician |
| Quality Assurance | Monitoring the quality of patient care as well as training of lab employees |
| CLIA | regulates facilities and the lab procedures they can perform |
| OSHA | creates and enforces general safety standards for businesses |
| Hazard Communication Standards | requires all employees have access to MSDS |
| Blood-borne pathogens standard | identifies risk associated with HIV/Hep B transmission |
| Hazardous Waste Operations | Regulates disposal of biohazard materials and sharps |
| Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | Evaluates safety engineered devices for needles |
| Universal Precautions | Requires all employees to wear PPE when dealing with patients |
| CBC's, Hgb/Hct, Glucose, Pregnancy test | performed in a POL |
| Histology, Pap Smears, HIV testing | Performed by Reference Lab |
| Control and Enforces CDC's Universal Precautions | OSHA |
