Answers Updated 2026
AABBA-AAnswer✓AAmericanAAssociationAofABloodABanks;AoneAofAsixACMS-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations
AbuseA-AAnswer✓AImproperly,AandAoftenAunknowingly,AviolatingAregulations
ALJAhearingA-
AAnswer✓ATheAthirdAlevelAofAMedicareAappeal;AtheAamountAinAcontroversyAthresholdAfor
A2012AisA$130
AmericanAAssociationAofABloodABanksA-AAnswer✓AAABB;AoneAofAsixACMSA-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations.
AmericanAOsteopathicAAssociationA-AAnswer✓AAOA;AoneAofAsixACMSA-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations
AmericanASocietyAofAHistocompatibilityAandAImmunogeneticsA-
AAnswer✓AASHI;AoneAofAsixACMSA-AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations
Anti-KickbackAStatuteA-
AAnswer✓ATheAActAthatAmakesAitAaAcriminalAoffenseAtoAknowinglyAandAwillfullyAoffer,Ap
ay,Asolicit,AorAreceiveAanyAremunerationAforAreferralsAofAitemsAorAservicesAreimbursableAby
AaAfederalAhealthcareAprogram
AOAA-AAnswer✓AAmericanAOsteopathicAAssociation;AoneAofAsixACMSA-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations
AppealsACouncilAReviewA-
AAnswer✓ATheAfourthAlevelAofAappeal;AwhichAcanAbeArequestedAifAtheAproviderAisAnotAsa
tisfiedAwithAtheAAdministrativeALawAJudge'sAdecision
ASCAA-AAnswer✓AAdministrativeASimplificationAComplianceAAct
,ASHIA-
AAnswer✓AAmericanASocietyAofAHistocompatibilityAandAImmunogenetics;AoneAofAsixACMSA-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations
AutomatedAreviewA-
AAnswer✓AAARACAreviewAusingAvariousAtypesAofAanalyticsAtoAidentifyAimproperApayments
;AusuallyAdoneAwithoutAaAhumanAreviewAofAtheAmedicalArecords
CAPA-AAnswer✓ACollegeAofAAmericanAPathologists;AoneAofAsixACMSA-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations
CERTA-
AAnswer✓AComprehensiveAErrorARateATestingAprogramAinstitutedAbyACMSAtoAmonitorAand
AcalculateAtheAaccuracyAandAerrorAratesAforAallAMAC'sAandAtoAmonitorAtheAaccuracyAofAMe
dicareApaymentsAtoAFIs,Acarriers,AandADMERCs
CertificateAofAProviderAPerformedAMicroscopyA-
AAnswer✓ATheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAaAlaboratoryAinAwhichAaAphysician,Amid-
levelApractitioner,AorAdentistAperformsAspecificAmicroscopyAproceduresAduringAtheAcourseAofA
aApatient'sAvisit
CertificateAofAAccreditationA-
AAnswer✓ACOA;AtheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAaAlaboratoryAonAtheAbasisAofAtheAlaborato
ry'sAaccreditationAbyAanAaccreditationAorganizationAapprovedAbyACMS
CertificateAofAComplianceA-
AAnswer✓ACOC;AtheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAaAlaboratoryAonceAtheAStateADepartmentAo
fAHealthAconductsAanAon-
siteAsurvey/AinspectionAandAdeterminesAthatAtheAlaboratoryAisAcompliantAwithAallAapplicabl
eACLIAArequirements
CertificateAofARegistrationA-
AAnswer✓ATheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAallowAaAlaboratoryAtoAconductAnonwaivedAtestin
gAuntilAtheAlaboratoryAisAsurveyedAtoAdetermineAitsAcomplianceAwithAtheACLIAAregulations
CertificateAofAWaiverA-
AAnswer✓ACOW;AtheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAaAlaboratoryAthatAperformsAonlyAwaivedAt
estsA-
, "simpleAlaboratoryAexaminationsAandAproceduresAthatAhaveAanAinsignificantAriskAofAanAerr
oneousAresult"
CIAA-AAnswer✓ACorporateAIntegrityAAgreementA-
theAagreementAthatAspellsAoutAtheAintegrityAmeasureArequiredAofAaAproviderAthatAhasAenga
gedAinAseriousAmisconductAbutAisAbeingAallowedAtoAcontinueAparticipatingAinAtheAhealthcare
Aprograms,AorACentralAIntelligenceAAgency
CLIAA-
AAnswer✓AClinicalALaboratoryAImprovementAAmendment;AtheAamendmentsAthatAestablishe
dAqualityAstandardsAforAallAlaboratoryAtesting
CMPA-AAnswer✓ACivilAMonetaryAPenalties
CMSA-AAnswer✓ACentersAforAMedicareAandAMedicaidAServices
CMSACentralAOfficeAAlertA-
AAnswer✓AoneAofAtheAfiveAtypesAofAFraudAAlerts;ApreparedAbyAZPICAifAaAschemeAisAabo
utAtoAbeApublicizedAonAaAnationalAlevel,AtheAcaseAinvolvesApatientAabuseAorAaAlargeAdollar
AamountA,AorAtheAissueAinvolvesApoliticallyAsensitiveAtestimony
COAA-
AAnswer✓ACertificateAofAAccreditation;AtheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAaAlaboratoryAonAthe
AbasisAofAtheAlaboratory'sAaccreditationAbyAanAaccreditationAorganizationAapprovedAbyACMS
COCA-
AAnswer✓ACertificateAofACompliance;AtheACLIAAcertificateAissuedAtoAaAlaboratoryAonceAthe
AStateADepartmentAofAHealthAconductsAanAon-
siteAsurveyA/inspectionAandAdeterminesAthatAtheAlaboratoryAisAcompliantAwithAallAapplicabl
eACLIAArequirements
COLAA-AAnswer✓ACommissionAonAOfficeALaboratoryAAccreditation;AoneAofAsixACMS-
approvedAaccreditationAorganizations
CollegeAofAAmericanAPathologistsA-AAnswer✓ACAP;AoneAofAsixACMS-
AapprovedAaccreditationAorganizations