CLIA means Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
CLIA for medical abbreviation means "Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act".
36415 is the code for the venipuncture; it does not describe a particular test, so it is not regulated by CLIA.
The purpose of CLIA is to set minimum standards for all laboratories to follow and to determine if laboratories are achieving those standards.
CAP
The Department of Health and Human Services
The CDC
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CLIA waived tests are simple laboratory tests categorized as low-risk for incorrect results. They are considered easy to perform with minimal chances of errors when conducted correctly, and therefore do not require stringent laboratory personnel qualifications or extensive quality control measures under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations in the United States.
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209,499 (CMS CLIA database - as of 12/08)