0720-17-.03
Specialized Department Services
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0720-17-.03
(1)
Repealed.
(2)
Laboratory.
(a)
Organization. The laboratory shall be licensed in accordance with the Tennessee
Medical Laboratory Act. All technical laboratory staff shall be licensed in accordance
with the Tennessee Medical Laboratory Act and shall be qualified by education, training
and experience for the type of service rendered. The laboratory shall be CLIA certified.
(b) through (e)
Repealed.
(f)
The Critical Access Hospital, at a minimum, shall provide basic laboratory services
essential to the immediate diagnosis and treatment of patients, including:
1.
Chemical examinations of urine stick or tablet methods, or both (including urine
ketoses);
2.
Microscopic examinations of urine sediment;
3.
Hemoglobin or hematocrit;
4.
Blood sugar;
5.
Gram stain;
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6.
Examination of stool specimens for occult blood;
7.
Pregnancy test;
8.
Primary culturing for transmittal to a CLIA certified laboratory;
9.
Sediment rate; and,
10.
CBC.