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Medicare and Medicaid Programs - Hospital Conditions of Participation - Laboratory Services (Us Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (Cms) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

Medicare and Medicaid Programs - Hospital Conditions of Participation - Laboratory Services (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs - Hospital Conditions of Participation - Laboratory Services (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This interim final rule with comment period requires hospitals that transfuse blood and blood components to: Prepare and follow written procedures for appropriate action when it is determined that blood and blood components the hospitals received and transfused are at increased risk for transmitting hepatitis C virus (HCV); quarantine prior collections from a donor who is at increased risk for transmitting HCV infection; notify transfusion recipients, as appropriate, of the need for HCV testing and counseling; and extend the records retention period for transfusion-related data to 10 years. This book contains: - The complete text of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs - Hospital Conditions of Participation - Laboratory Services (US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regulation) (CMS) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section