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Comments, Responses, and Revisions to General Standards Reporting - February 2026

Responses to comments received during the General Systems Standards Reporting open comment period.

  • General Systems Standards Reporting Comment Repsonses

 

Summary showing revisions to the General Systems Standards Reporting. Changes are effective February 12, 2026.

  • General Systems Standards Reporting Revision Summary February 2026

 

Comments, Responses and Revisions to Specialty Requirements - Histocompatibility and Pathology Categories – February 2026

Responses to comments received during the Specialty Requirements - Histocompatibility and Pathology categories open comment period.

  • Specialty Requirements Histocompatibility Comment Responses
  • Specialty Requirements Pathology Comments Responses

 

Summary showing revisions to the Specialty Requirements - Histocompatibility and Pathology categories. Changes are effective February 12, 2026.

  • Specialty Requirements Histocompatibility Revision Summary February 2026
  • Specialty Requirements Pathology Revision Summary February 2026
Current Standards

Clinical Laboratory Standards of Practice

  • General Systems Standards - Effective February 2026

     

Specialty Requirements by Category

  • Andrology - Effective August 2020
  • Blood Lead - Effective August 2020
  • Blood pH and Gases - Effective August 2020
  • Laboratory Blood Services and Immunohematology - Effective August 2020
  • Cellular Immunology and Cytokines - Effective August 2020
  • Clinical Toxicology - Effective August 2020
  • Cytogenetics - Effective August 2020
  • Diagnostic Immunology - Effective August 2020
  • Fetal Defect Markers - Effective August 2020
  • Forensic Identity - Effective August 2020
  • Forensic Toxicology - Effective August 2020
  • Genetic Testing - Effective August 2020
  • Hematology - Effective August 2020
  • Histocompatibility - Effective February 2026
  • Microbiology Categories - Effective May 2021
  • Oncology - Effective August 2020
  • Parentage/Identity Testing - Effective August 2020
  • Pathology Categories - Effective February 2026
  • Trace Elements - Effective August 2020
Additional Materials and Policies

Clarification on Clinical Laboratory Testing Personnel Requirements; glucometry

Revised Remote Activities Policy

NYS Cytogenetics Quality Assurance Program Chromosome Microarray Analysis policy

IQCP Requirements CLIA To NYS - May 2021

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Albany, NY 12237

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