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| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| CLIA | Sets standards for all laboratories to ensure quality patient care |
| CLIA | Establishes requirements for QC; QA; proficiency tests, and for certain levels of personnel to perform and supervise work done in the clinical laboratry |
| ASCP | American Society for Clinical Pathology |
| ASCP | Offers an MLT certification exam called the Board of Registry |
| MLT | Medical Laboratory Technician-usually requires associate degree |
| MLS | Medical Laboratory Scientist - usually requires bachelor of science degree |
| COLA | Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation |
| COLA | Provides accreditation for physician office laboratories |
| NAACLS | National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences |
| NAACLS | International agency for accreditation and approval of educational programs in the clinical laboratory sciences |
| CLSI | Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute |
| CLSI | Global, nonprofit, standards-developing organization that promotes the development and use of voluntary consensus standards and guidelines within the healthcare community |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Provention |
| CDC | Carries out mandated public health laws and reporting requirements |
| DHHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| DHHS | The United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CMS | Part of DHHS - assures health care security for beneficiaries |
| DHEC | Department of Health and Environmental Control |
| DHEC | Promotes and protects the health of the public and the environment |
| CAP | College of American Pathologists |
| CAP | Professional organization - one responsiblility is to certify clinical laboratories |
| AABB | American Association of Blood Banks |
| AABB | Regulates blood bank standards |
| FDA | US Food and Drug Adminstration |
| FDA | Regulates blood products because blood is considered a drug |
| JCAHO | Sometimes called "Joint Commission" |
| JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| JCAHO | Regulates Healthcare facilities |
| COLA | A physician-directed organization whose purpose is to promote excellence in laboratory medicine and patient care through a program of voluntary education, consultation, and accreditation |
| COLA | Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation |
| BOC | Board of Certification |
| BOC | Certification/Registry exam offered for MLSs and MLTs through ASCP |
| ASCLS | American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science |
| ASCLS | Supports NCA testing to become a CLT or CLS |
| AMT | American Medical Technologists |
