Delegating Responsibilities Practice Examples
Description
This course offers a comprehensive review of the laboratory director’s delegation duties, and participants will have the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned to realistic, fictitious scenarios to gain practical experience.
Audience
This intermediate-level course is designed specifically for laboratory directors and aims to guide them through both the criteria and process of delegating responsibilities.
Accessibility
Course content is closed captioned, where applicable, and optimized for a screen reader.
Objectives
At the end of this course, learners should be able to:
- Identify which laboratory director responsibilities cannot be delegated according to CLIA regulations.
- Recognize laboratory director responsibilities that can be delegated under CLIA regulations.
- Identify CLIA personnel qualification criteria to determine which laboratory personnel are eligible to assume specific delegated responsibilities.
Continuing Education (CE)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Systems is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This course is approved for 0.5 contact hour(s) of P.A.C.E.® credit.
P.A.C.E.® Course Number: 288-050-26
See CDC Course Accreditation Document for more details.
To receive Continuing Medical Education (CME), follow the steps below by September 4, 2029.
1. Complete the course in OneLab REACH.
2. Pass the posttest at 80%.
3. Copy the passcode provided after passing the posttest.
4. Go to CDC TRAIN and register for the Delegating Responsibilities Practice Examples - WB5043 course.
5. Check the box for each type of CE you wish to apply for when registering for the course.
6. Select the **Mark Completed** button on the course page in TRAIN.
7. Enter the passcode when prompted.
8. Complete the evaluation in CDC TRAIN.
You can access your CME certificates and transcript by visiting **Your Learning** in TRAIN.
Disclosure
Subject matter experts and presenters wish to disclose they have no conflict of interest or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, commercial supporters, or other organizations related to the course.
Job Aids
Laboratory Director Delegation of Responsibilities
CE
0.5 Contact Hour(s)
P.A.C.E.®
General Certificate
0.75 Contact Hour(s) CME
Duration
45 Minutes
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Introduction to Laboratory Director Responsibilities
Description
This eLearning course defines the role and describes the responsibilities of a laboratory director in facilities that perform CLIA nonwaived testing.
Audience
This intermediate level course is designed for individuals serving as the laboratory director or those working toward certification to become a laboratory director for laboratories performing CLIA nonwaived testing across various specialties and subspecialties. It is also for those working with tests for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not yet assigned a specialty/subspecialty.
Accessibility
Course content is closed-captioned, where applicable, and optimized for a screen reader.
Objectives
At the end of this course, learners should be able to:
- Describe the intent of Laboratory Director University
- Examine how the laboratory director’s responsibilities support the CLIA quality system approach
- Describe the responsibilities of a laboratory director in a laboratory that performs moderate complexity or high complexity testing
- List which laboratory director responsibilities can be delegated
- List which laboratory director responsibilities cannot be delegated
Continuing Education (CE)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Systems, is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. This course is approved for .5 contact hour(s) P.A.C.E.® credit.
P.A.C.E.® Course Number: 288-032-26.
See CDC Course Accreditation document in the left box for more details.
To receive Continuing Medical Education (CME), follow the steps below by September 4, 2029.
1. Complete the course in OneLab REACH.
2. Pass the posttest at 70%.
3. Copy the passcode provided after passing the posttest.
4. Go to CDC TRAIN and register for the Introduction to Laboratory Director Responsibilities (WB5009) course.
5. Check the box for each type of CE you wish to apply for when registering for the course.
6. Select the **Mark Completed** button on the course page in TRAIN.
7. Enter the passcode when prompted.
8. Complete the evaluation in CDC TRAIN.
You can access your CME certificates and transcript by visiting **Your Learning** in TRAIN.
Disclosure
Subject matter experts and presenters wish to disclose they have no conflict of interest or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, commercial supporters or other organizations related to the course.