LII:The Comprehensive Guide to Physician Office Laboratory Setup and Operation/Education, staffing, accreditation, and other considerations

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Operation of a physician office laboratory (POL) requires expertise, just like any other laboratory. But how should they be staffed, and what sort of education requirements should the staff have? This chapter addresses those questions and also provides additional resources for staffing a POL.

This sixth chapter on the topic of staffing and education has five sections.

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6. Staffing and Education Requirements

General staffing and education

Subpart M of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) details requirements and responsibilities for laboratory personnel, consultants, supervisors, and directors.[1] The exception to this is a laboratory with a certificate of waiver, where personnel requirements and proficiency testing is not required. However, manufacturers' instructions must still be carefully followed, and only CLIA-waived tests may be performed by the personnel.

For non-waived laboratories, the following resources provide paraphrasing of CLIA Subpart M:

In some cases, state governments apply additional regulations and responsibilities to clinical laboratories and their personnel. According to consultancy Laboratory Start-Up Consultants, the following states have staffing, education, and licensing requirements beyond that of CLIA[2]:

References

List of certification programs

List of organizations and professional certifications

List of educational programs

List of staffing agencies

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