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ARKRAY provides this checklist as a guideline only. These guidelines are subject to change by the regulating
body at any time. Utilize this checklist in accordance with your facility’s policy.
REGULATORY REVIEW AND GUIDELINES
FOR QA/QC PROTOCOLS
COMPETENCY CHECKLIST
Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare
Clinical and Laboratory
Standards Institute (CLSI)
(Formerly NCCLS)
Clinical Laboratory
Improvement
Amendments (CLIA)
Personnel/
Training
• Staff members can describe
or demonstrate their roles and
responsibilities (HR.2.20)
• Participate in ongoing
in-services
• Education is documented
(HR.2.30)
• Competence to perform job
responsibilities is assessed,
demonstrated, and maintained
(HR.3.10)
• Formal training and written
examination
• Follow manufacturer’s
instructions
Quality
Assurance
• Current and complete policies
are available to the person
performing the test
• Written policies and
procedures for: specimen
collection, identification, and
required labeling; specimen
preservation; instrument
calibration; quality control and
remedial action; equipment
performance evaluation; test
performance
• Follow manufacturer’s
instructions for calibration
• Written procedure manual
• Manual contains principles
of operation, reagents/
equipment, calibration, quality
control, stepwise procedure,
reporting results, procedure
limitations, references,
supplemental material, review
and updates
• Follow manufacturer’s
instructions
Quality
Control
• Written quality control plan
that specifies how procedures
will be controlled
• Performed at least as
frequently as recommended
by manufacturer
• Should include two levels
of control
• Quality control procedures are
performed at least once each
day on each instrument used
for resident testing (PC.16.50)
• On each day of use, two
controls (high and normal)
should be performed per
instrument
• Each operator to perform a
quality control prior to the first
patient test of the day
• Additional checks should be
performed when a new bottle
of strips is opened, each time
a reagent lot is changed and
to ensure the strips and meter
are functioning properly
• Follow manufacturer’s
instructions
Linearity/
Calibration
• Linearity not covered in
the standards
• Initially and as specified by
manufacturer or as required
by government or accrediting
bodies
• Follow manufacturer’s
instructions
Proficiency
Training
• Not specified
• Participate in program that
meets accreditation, federal
and state regulations
• Not specified
Inspections
• Currently triennial (APP-5)
• Not a certifying agency
• Not subject to routine
survey
• Conducted only when
authorized by the RO