Notice2023-21460
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Exemption of Laboratories Licensed by the State of Washington; Exemption Period Extension
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Published
September 29, 2023
Effective
October 2, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Abstract
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announce the extension of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) exemption period for the State of Washington. The exemption period is extended for 6 months, that is until April 2, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 67301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21460]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS-3383-N2]
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Exemption of
Laboratories Licensed by the State of Washington; Exemption Period
Extension
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice; exemption period extension.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announce
the extension of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
(CLIA) exemption period for the State of Washington. The exemption
period is extended for 6 months, that is until April 2, 2024.
DATES: The exemption granted by this notice is effective from October
2, 2023 to April 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Hasan, (410) 786-6480.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA
Programs; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Exemption
of Laboratories Licensed by the State of Washington'' notice that
appeared in the September 30, 2019 Federal Register (84 FR 51591), we
announced that laboratories located in and licensed by the State of
Washington that possess a valid license under the Medical Test Site
law, Chapter 70.42 of the Revised Code of Washington, are exempt from
the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of
1988 (CLIA) for a period of 4 years. This period expires on October 2,
2023. Pending re-approval of Washington State's CLIA exemption period,
we are extending Washington State's current CLIA exemption period for 6
months, that is until April 2, 2024.
The Administrator of CMS, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, having reviewed
and approved this document, authorizes Chyana Woodard, who is the
Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.
Chyana Woodard,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-21460 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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