On Dec. 28, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that updates Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) fees and clarifies CLIA regulations.

Demand for COVID-19 tests, including over-the-counter at-home tests, has soared with the surge of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. However, health care providers, employers, and individuals ...

CLIA stands for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments. The CLIA of 1988 established certification requirements and more stringent quality standards for laboratory testing of human specimens.

The second is requirements by private payers that genetic test claims include Z-Codes. The third is a major rewrite and update to the CLIA regulations to which all labs must comply. Each will be ...

Nursing homes will be required to have Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waivers to perform COVID-19 point-of-care tests. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is ...