Medical Billing Forum
General Category => General Questions => : nadine.luke May 14, 2013, 12:45:40 PM
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We are thinking about not renewing our CLIA numbers since we no longer bill for blood draws in the office. We do not handle DME'S either. Do you have to have a CLIA number to give injections?
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A CLIA Number is attached to a laboratory that does testing on blood, urine, and other body tissues and fluids. The lab must meet certain criteria in order to qualify for a CLIA number. This is done to ensure a certain level of competence in labs. A physician may have a Physician Office Lab (POL), but that lab must have a CLIA Number. In the case of a sole proprietor / private practice doctor, some refer to the doctor's CLIA Number. That is not technically correct. The CLIA Number actually belongs to the doctor's POL.
A licensed physician, or anyone under his direct supervision, is authorized to draw blood and give injections. Neither of these activities involve lab work. No CLIA Number is required.