Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 180.000 - The Operation, Approval And Licensing Of Clinical Laboratories
Section 180.385 - Standard - Instructions for Collection, Preservation, Transportation
Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.180
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) The laboratory shall provide and make available instructions for proper collection, preservation, and transportation of specimens sufficiently stable to provide accurate and precise results suitable for clinical interpretation. This shall apply to specimens referred to other laboratories for testing, as well as to tests performed on-site.
(B) The laboratory shall establish criteria and implement procedures for the rejection of specimens not collected, preserved or transported properly.
(C) Collection of specimens shall be defined in the Procedure Manual of the hospital, clinic. or clinical laboratory.
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