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\nFEDERAL  \nHEALTH INSURANCEFOR THE AGED  \n(CoDE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS,TiTLE 20,CHAPTER II,PART 405)  \n# REGULATIONS\n\nMANUALS  \nKF  \n3608  \nA4  \nA326  \nno.13  \nU.S.DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,EDUCATION,AND WELFARE  \n1968  \nSOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION  \nKF  \n3608  \nA4  \n4326  \nno.1  \n1968   \nPREFACE  \nRegulations relating to the Health Insurance for the Aged program are published in the FederalRegister and Code of Federal Regulations under Title 20--Employees'Benefits,Chapter II-Social Security Administration,Department of Health,Education,and Welfare.The Code ofFederal Regulations and the Federal Register issues may be purchased from the Superintendentof Documents,Government Printing Office.  \nThis Health Insurance Regulations(HIR-13)document sets forth Subpart M of the Social SecurityAdministration's Regulations No.5(Federal Health Insurance for the Aged--Part 405)titled,Conditions for Coverage of Services of Independent Laboratories.Appropriate provisions of theregulations may be cited or shown to the public in reply to questions about the authority for takinga particular action or position in certain matters.  \nSUBPART M  \n## CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE OF SERVICESOF INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES\n\nSectionConditions for Coverage of Services of Independent Laboratories;General-------_405.1301Conditions for Coverage of Services;General ----__-------_405.1302Standards;General-__405.1303State Agencies ---405.1304Principles for the Evaluation of Independent Laboratories To Determine Whether TheyAre in Substantial Compliance With the Conditions405.1305Time Limitations on Certification of Substantial Compliance -_.405.1306Certification of Noncompliance405.1307Criteria for Determining Substantial Compliance _-_405.1308Documentation of Findings--_405.1309Condition—Compliance With State and Local Laws _-------405.1310Clinical Laboratory;Defined------_405.131lCondition—Clinical Laboratory;Laboratory Director405.1312Condition—Clinical Laboratory;Supervision -----405.1313Condition—Clinical Laboratory;Tests Performed__-__-----------------_-_405.1314Condition—Clinical Laboratory;Technical Personnel __-------------------_405.1315Condition—Clinical Laboratory;Records,Equipment,and Facilities-------------------405.1316  \nSUBPART M  \n## Conditions for Coverage of Services of Inde-pendent Laboratories\n\nNOTE:§s 405.1301-405.1316 issued under sections1102,1861(s)(10)and(1l),1864,1871,49 Stat.647,as amended,79 Stat.322,79 Stat.326,79Stat.331;42 U.S.C.1302,1395 et seq.  \n405.1301Conditions for Coverage of Serv-ices of Independent Laboratories;General.  \n(a)Introduction.The Conditions for Coverageof Services of Independent Laboratories and relatedpolicies set forth herein,state the specific require-ments that must be met by an independent labora-tory in order for its services to qualify for reim-bursement under the supplementary medical insur-ance part of the Health Insurance for the Aged pro-gram.The services of a qualified independent lab-oratory for which reimbursement may be made un-der the supplementary medical insurance programrelate only to diagnostic tests performed in a lab-oratory which is independent of a physician's officeor a hospital which meets the conditions of partici-pation in the program.Diagnostic laboratory tests,for purposes of section 1861(s)(10)and(11)ofthe Act and for purposes of this Subpart M,do notinclude diagnostic X-ray tests.(See Subpart R ofthis Part 405 for definition of diagnostic labora-tory tests.)  \n(b)Definition of independent laboratory.An in-dependent laboratory performing diagnostic tests isone which is independent both of the attending orconsulting physician's office and of a hospital whichmeets the conditions of participation in the pro-gram.A laboratory which:(1)Is located in a hos-pital which meets the conditions of participation inthe program or,if outside the hospital,is operatedby or under the supervision of the hospital or its or-ganized medical 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