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.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is one of two national accrediting organizations for the education profession in the United States. âNCATE accreditationâ refers to approval of an institutionâs department/school/college of education by NCATE. This is a form of specialized, professional accreditation. The institution voluntarily applies to NCATE for this accreditation; in most states, including Minnesota, there is no requirement to do so.