---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 493.1419"
title: "42"
number: "493.1419"
heading: "Standard; Clinical consultant responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/493.1419"
---

# §493.1419. Standard; Clinical consultant responsibilities.


The clinical consultant provides consultation regarding the appropriateness of the testing ordered and interpretation of test results. The clinical consultant must—

- (a) Be available to provide clinical consultation to the laboratory's clients;
- (b) Be available to assist the laboratory's clients in ensuring that appropriate tests are ordered to meet the clinical expectations;
- (c) Ensure that reports of test results include pertinent information required for specific patient interpretation; and
- (d) Ensure that consultation is available and communicated to the laboratory's clients on matters related to the quality of the test results reported and their interpretation concerning specific patient conditions.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 57 FR 7172, Feb. 28, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 263a, 1302, 1395x(e), 1395x(s)(3) and (s)(17).

### Source

Source: 55 FR 9576, Mar. 14, 1990, unless otherwise noted.