Laboratory Services: Recordkeeping Requirements

In addition to meeting the recordkeeping requirements specified in 130 CMR 410.409, the hospital outpatient department must keep a suitable record of each specimen and laboratory test result for at least six years from the date on which the results were reported to the authorized prescriber. Such a record must contain the information specified in the MassHealth Independent Clinical Laboratory regulations at 130 CMR 401.417: Recordkeeping Requirements.