What was James Buchanan's major accomplishment? His greatest achievement was to be elected the 15th President of the United States. His greatest achievement as president was to delay the Civil War for four years.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans in the U.S. through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). In total, CLIA covers approximately 254,000 laboratory entities. The Division of Laboratory Services, within the Survey and Certification Group, under the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) has the responsibility for implementing the CLIA Program. The objective of the CLIA program is to ensure quality laboratory testing.
Obtaining CLIA Waiver. Apply for a CLIA Certificate using Form CMS-116, available through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. All labs performing the aforementioned tests on human specimens must have CLIA certification. This includes labs only performing tests covered by a certificate of waiver.