type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
*Laboratories performing SARS-CoV-2 testing should see the COV2 program.
For programs that include more than one subspecialty of microbiology, per CLIA, your laboratory is required to test five specimens, three times a year, for each subspecialty your laboratory performs.
Includes antimicrobial resistance genes as appropriate.