Ch. 17, § 12. Laboratory Services

(a) The facility shall maintain, or have available, clinical laboratory services adequate to fulfill the needs of its patients and meets the following: (i) The facility, at a minimum, shall provide basic laboratory services essential to the immediate diagnosis and treatment of patients, including: (A) Chemical examinations of urine by stick or tablet methods, or both (including urine ketones); (B) Microscopic examinations of urine sediment; (C) Hemoglobin and hematocrit; (D) Blood sugar; (E) Gram stain; (F) Examination of stool specimens for occult blood; (G) Pregnancy test; (H) Primary culturing for transmittal to a CLIA certified laboratory; (I) Sediment rate; (J) CBC; and (K) Chemistry Panel. (ii) The facility shall have a contractual agreement with a CLIA approved hospital or independent laboratory for any additional laboratory services that are needed by a patient. (iii) Emergency provision of basic laboratory services shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day. (iv) Only personnel designated as qualified by the medical staff by virtue of education, experience, and training may perform and report laboratory results. (v) The laboratory shall be a CLIA certified laboratory.