Specimens

(A) Except as provided in 105 CMR 140.609(B), all specimens of tissue removed during a surgical procedure shall be submitted to a pathologist for microscopic examination. (B) An exception to the requirements of 105 CMR 140.609(A) may be made in the case of dental surgery involving tooth removal where no soft tooth tissue pathology is suspected. The number of teeth, including fragments, shall be recorded in the patient’s record. (C) Each clinic licensed to perform surgeryshall have written policies and procedures governing microscopic examination of tissue and the verification of removal of non-tissue specimens, such as foreign bodies. (D) The results of all tissue examinations shall be entered in the patient’s medical record. Each clinic shall provide treatment, or referral for treatment of any diagnosed pathological condition.