Sanctions that CMS might impose on labs found to be "out of compliance" with federal requirement might include: directed plans of correction; civil money penalties; payment for on-site monitoring by the agency conducting inspections; suspension of all or part of the payment for services furnished, suspending the lab testing, limiting performance on a specific lab test, or revoking the lab's CLIA certificate.
NOTE☞: CMS will rely on the state surveyor to assess the severity of each deficiency and to recommend which intermediate sanction to impose.
NOTE ☞: Condition-level deficiencies are defined as noncompliance with any of the conditions that a lab must meet to obtain a CLIA certificate.
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