§ 27-20-19 - Pap smears – Quality assurance standards. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 27-20-19

   § 27-20-19  Pap smears – Qualityassurance standards. – A pap smear eligible for reimbursement under § 27-20-17 shall bereimbursed only if the laboratory in which the pap smear is processed islicensed by the department of health specifically to perform cervical cytology,or is accredited by the American Society of Cytology, or is accredited by theCollege of American Pathologists, or is accredited by the joint commission onaccreditation of health care organizations or the American OsteopathicAssociation, at the time the pap smear is processed.