Before using a CLIA-waived test kit for the first time in the office, the medical office assistant should first
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Medical Office Assistant · Clinical Laboratory Technology and Diagnostics
Test-Kit Instructions and Quality Control
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The single most authoritative source for how to perform a specific point-of-care test kit is the
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An assistant is about to run a rapid test and notices the manufacturer's instructions differ from how a coworker demonstrated it. The best action is to
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A test is labeled as CLIA-waived. This label means the assistant should treat the instructions as
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The package insert states that results must be read between 5 and 10 minutes. The assistant sees a visible line at 3 minutes. The correct action is to
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- Follow manufacturer test-kit instructions and office policy exactly when supporting waived point-of-care testing, including specimen type, timing, storage, and expiration.
- Perform and document internal and external quality control, including running controls, recording results, and tracking lot numbers and storage conditions.
- Recognize invalid quality control and invalid test results and escalate to the appropriate supervisor or clinician per office policy without reporting invalid results as valid.
- Record test and quality-control results accurately, completely, and legibly at the time of testing, within the assistant's scope of practice.
Sources & references
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Laboratory Quality
- U.S. National Library of Medicine — MedlinePlus
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