42 CFR § 493.1417 - Standard; Clinical consultant qualifications.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s493.1417"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 493.1417 - Standard; Clinical consultant qualifications."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "493.1417"
section_name: "Standard; Clinical consultant qualifications."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "493"
part_name: "LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 263a, 1302, 1395x(e), 1395x(s)(3) and (s)(17)."
regulatory_source: "55 FR 9576, Mar. 14, 1990, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "493"
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# 493.1417 Standard; Clinical consultant qualifications.
The clinical consultant must be qualified to consult with and render opinions to the laboratory's clients concerning the diagnosis, treatment and management of patient care. The clinical consultant must—
(a) Be qualified as a laboratory director under § 493.1405(b)(1), (2), or (3); or
(b) Be a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy or doctor of podiatric medicine and possess a license to practice medicine, osteopathy or podiatry in the State in which the laboratory is located.
[57 FR 7172, Feb. 28, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 5234, Jan. 19, 1993; 88 FR 90040, Dec. 28, 2023]