Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 518 - FREESTANDING EMERGENCY CENTER CODE
Section 518.2000 - Laboratory Services
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
The freestanding emergency center shall have a clinical laboratory to perform services commensurate with the FEC's needs for its patients, which is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA 88) and 42 CFR 493. Anatomical pathology services shall be available either in the FEC or by arrangement with other facilities.
a) Adequacy of Laboratory Services. Clinical laboratory services adequate for the individual FEC shall be maintained in the FEC, as determined by the following:
b) Clinical Laboratory Examinations. Basic clinical laboratory examinations, including chemistry, microbiology, hematology, serology and clinical microscopy, shall be carried out as required by the medical staff.
c) Availability of Facilities and Services
d) Laboratory Report
Signed or otherwise authenticated reports shall be filed with the patient's medical record and duplicate copies maintained in the laboratory.
e) Pathologist Services. Services of a pathologist shall be provided as indicated by the needs of the FEC.