| Subject: | CMS Issues Proposed Rule With Changes For Cervical Cancer Proficiency Testing |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Fri, 30 Jan 2009 - 11:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a proposed rule aimed at improving the regulations that are in place to assure the competency of those conducting the Papanicolaou (Pap) test. The proposed rule would update the current regulatory provisions that were promulgated under certain provisions of the Public Health Service Act. These provisions require pathologists and cytotechnologists who screen Pap tests to demonstrate their proficiency in reading... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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