048-17 Wyo. Code R. §§ 17-12 - Laboratory Services

(a) The facility shall maintain, or have available, clinical laboratory services adequate to fulfill the needs of its patients and meets the following:

(i) The facility, at a minimum, shall provide basic laboratory services essential to the immediate diagnosis and treatment of patients, including:

(A) Chemical examinations of urine by stick or tablet methods, or both (including urine ketones);

(B) Microscopic examinations of urine sediment;

(C) Hemoglobin and hematocrit;

(D) Blood sugar;

(E) Gram stain;

(F) Examination of stool specimens for occult blood;

(G) Pregnancy test;

(H) Primary culturing for transmittal to a CLIA certified laboratory;

(I) Sediment rate;

(J) CBC; and

(K) Chemistry Panel.

(ii) The facility shall have a contractual agreement with a CLIA approved hospital or independent laboratory for any additional laboratory services that are needed by a patient.

(iii) Emergency provision of basic laboratory services shall be available twenty-four (24) hours a day.

(iv) Only personnel designated as qualified by the medical staff by virtue of education, experience, and training may perform and report laboratory results.

(v) The laboratory shall be a CLIA certified laboratory.

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048-17 Wyo. Code R. §§ 17-12

Amended, Eff. 3/1/2023.