{"abstract":"This notice announces the application of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for approval as an accreditation organization for clinical laboratories under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) program for all specialty and subspecialty areas under CLIA. We have determined that the A2LA meets or exceeds the applicable CLIA requirements. We are announcing the approval and granting the A2LA deeming authority for a period of 4 years.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/03/25/2014-06512.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"79 FR 16342","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: This notice is effective from March 25, 2014 to March 26, 2018.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["CMS-3292-N"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-06512","effective_on":"2014-03-25","end_page":16344,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/03/25/2014-06512.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/25/2014-06512/medicare-program-announcement-of-the-approval-of-the-american-association-for-laboratory","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-06512?publication_date=2014-03-25","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-03-25/2014-06512/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":524,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-03-25/pdf/2014-06512.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-06512.pdf?1395665265","publication_date":"2014-03-25","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/03/25/2014-06512.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-04-14T06:00:20Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":16342,"subtype":null,"title":"Medicare Program; Announcement of the Approval of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) as an Accreditation Organization Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988","toc_doc":"Approval of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation as an Accreditation Organization","toc_subject":"Medicare Programs:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":79}