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- Advocacy Win: TSP-CAP Amended Laboratory Operations Bill Enacted
On May 28, Gov. Bill Lee (R) enacted the Tennessee Society of Pathologists (TSP) and the CAP’s amended legislation (SB 2230/HB 2545) removing several laboratory operation concerns.
Previously, the TSP, the CAP, and the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) significantly amended the bill to remove pathologists’ limitations in laboratory supervision, additional credentialing for medical laboratory supervisors, and unwarranted impediments to hospital laboratory accreditation by the CAP.
As a result, pathologists and supervisors can now oversee up to five rural hospital laboratories consistent with federal law (CLIA) and are further shielded them from burdensome credentialing requirements. Furthermore, rural hospital laboratories with CAP accreditation will be properly recognized under Tennessee law.
The new law will go into effect on July 1, 2024.