CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION (parts 482 to 498) > PART 493—LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS > SUBPART D—Certificate of Accreditation (§493.55 to §493.63) > 493.63—Notification requirements for laboratories issued a certificate of accreditation.

493.63—Notification requirements for laboratories issued a certificate of accreditation.

Laboratories issued a certificate of accreditation must:
(a) Notify HHS and the approved accreditation program within 30 days of any changes in—
(1) Ownership;
(2) Name;
(3) Location; or
(4) Director.
(b) Notify the approved accreditation program no later than 6 months after performing any test or examination within a specialty or subspecialty area that is not included in the laboratory's accreditation, so that the accreditation organization can determine compliance and a new certificate of accreditation can be issued.
(c) Notify the accreditation program no later than 6 months after of any deletions or changes in test methodologies for any test or examination included in a specialty or subspecialty, or both, for which the laboratory has been issued a certificate of accreditation.