Consultative CLIA Activities

6024 - Consultative CLIA Activities (Rev. 230; Issued: 07-11-25; Effective: 07-11-25; Implementation: 07-11-25) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - provides scientific and technical assistance to CMS in the promulgation of CLIA regulations and CLIA related efforts. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) - CLIAC is a committee that consists of experts knowledgeable in all scientific areas of the laboratory disciplines, the field of medicine, public health, manufacturers, clinical practice and consumers. The authority for this committee is 42 U.S.C. 217a, § 222 of the PHSA, as amended. This committee provides scientific and technical advice and guidance to HHS regarding the need for, and the nature of: • Revisions to the standards under which clinical laboratories are regulated; • The impact on medical and laboratory practice of proposed revisions to the standards; and • The modification of the standards to accommodate technological advances. CDC oversees the CLIAC and provides CMS with any other required scientific and technical expertise.