Laboratories: regulatory and accreditation changes
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· Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration states: “The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides notice of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines using Oral Fluid.”
Related IHS services: Forensic Drug Testing Laboratory Accreditation Consulting
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· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services states: “To stop payments above market rates for laboratory services in Medicare and save taxpayer dollars, CMS plans to better align the 2027 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) rates with private sector payment rates, saving an estimated $1 billion annually. While final rates won't be released until later this year, CMS is releasing the data and information used to determine the preliminary 2027 Medicare payment rates for laboratory services showing that Medicare has been paying about 16% more for laboratory services than private payors.”
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