42 CFR § 493.1235 - Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies.

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title: "42 CFR § 493.1235 - Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies."
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title_name: "Public Health"
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section_name: "Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 263a, 1302, 1395x(e), 1395x(s)(3) and (s)(17)."
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# 493.1235 Standard: Personnel competency assessment policies.

As specified in the personnel requirements in subpart M, the laboratory must establish and follow written policies and procedures to assess employee and, if applicable, consultant competency.