[Histonet] Who can perform Histology Duties

[Weems, Joyce]

Well, thank you Terri!!! I am saving this for documentation. 

I had a procedure called "Biopsy Grossing" which explained what was in
that category and had a competency checklist to be signed by a
pathologist.  I was dinged by the CAP inspector for calling it grossing
- so I poured over the CAP regs and found the distinction but had not
connected the two. j

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Terri
Braud
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:36 PM
To: Luck, Greg D.; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Who can perform Histology Duties

To answer your question: 
That authority, granted by the Health Care Financing Administration
(HCFA) last June, recognizes CAP as having fulfilled "all the
requirements necessary to be granted deemed status under CLIA."
"Deemed status" means if you meet the CAP requirements, you will meet
CLIA's I hope that finally clarifies the answer for everyone.
Terri


-----Original Message-----
From: Luck, Greg D. [mailto:LuckG <@t> empirehealth.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:44 PM
To: Terri Braud; Bonnie Whitaker; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Who can perform Histology Duties


Hello All,
Can anyone show me where in the CLIA regs that "they" (not CAP)
distinguish between "grossing" and "processing"? Thanks, Greg


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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Terri
Braud
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:03 AM
To: Bonnie Whitaker; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Who can perform Histology Duties

CLIA considers "grossing" to be a high complexity test.  The
transference of the all tissue received in a container to a cassette,
using a standard dictation is not defined as grossing, but as
"processing", which is not a high complexity test.  CLIA uses this
clarification but it must be clearly defined in your procedure.  


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