The Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 requires the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to establish certification requirements for
any laboratory that performs tests on human specimens and to
certify through the issuance of a certificate that those
laboratories meet the requirements established by HHS. The law
provides for inspections on an announced or unannounced basis
during regular hours of operation. All records and information
having a bearing on whether the laboratory is being operated in
accordance with the law can be requested by the surveyor. The
HCFA-0282 is....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.