MLS-220 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
AABB - Answers American Association of Blood Banks
AACC - Answers American Association for Clinical Chemistry
ASM - Answers American Society for Microbiology
ASH - Answers American Society of Hematology
CLMA - Answers Clinical Laboratory Management Association
AMT - Answers American Medical Technologists
ASCLS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science): - Answers National, Regional, and
State Level Societies • Volunteer Opportunities • Conferences • Educational opportunities and
scholarships • Advocacy for the profession • Laboratory Legislative Symposium, Licensure,
Patient Safety
ASCP - Answers American Society for Clinical Pathology
Board of Directors/Committees • Volunteer opportunities • Educational opportunities and
scholarships • National Conference • Board of Certification Exam
CAP - Answers College of American Pathologists
BOC - Answers Board of Certification
chain of custody - Answers medicolegal or forensic samples
From collection to results, each step must be documented • Integrity maintained • Ex: Legal
Blood Alcohol Collection Kit
CLIA '88 - Answers Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
• Establishes quality standards for laboratory testing performed on specimens from humans for
the purpose of diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease, or assessment of health. •
Different levels of CLIA certificates depending on the type of testing performed
CM - Answers continuing maintenance
COLA - Answers Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation
DCLS - Answers Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science
EMR - Answers electronic medical record
HIPAA - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, NAACLS - Answers National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
OJT - Answers On-the-Job Training - Training received by performing daily work duties under
managerial supervision.
POCT - Answers Point of care testing
TJC - Answers The Joint Commission
Accredits hospital laboratories as well as freestanding entities (whole hospitals, blood
collection centers, public health laboratories, etc.) • Labs must be accredited by TJC, COLA, or
CAP
waived testing - Answers CLIA test classifications; tests considered easy to perform by
following the manufacturer's instructions and have little risk of error. no special training or
education is required; pregnancy test
scope of practice - Answers a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the
scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's job
send out test - Answers A laboratory test not done at your facility, the specimen must be sent
out to a different laboratory.
reference laboratory - Answers a laboratory that is outside a patient care facility; usually, it is
able to perform many more types of testing than are available at the average hospital laboratory
Provider Performed Microscopy Procedure (PPMP) - Answers a CLIA term for those
microscopic examinations that require the expertise of a physician or mid-level provider
qualified in microscopic examinations. The PPMP is part of the CLIA's moderately complex
category of tests.
Moderate complexity testing - Answers - More difficult to perform
- Requires documentation of training
- Test principles
- Instrument calibration
- Quality control
- Minimum of high school diploma
- Proficiency testing
- On-site inspections
- Competency testing
AABB - Answers American Association of Blood Banks
AACC - Answers American Association for Clinical Chemistry
ASM - Answers American Society for Microbiology
ASH - Answers American Society of Hematology
CLMA - Answers Clinical Laboratory Management Association
AMT - Answers American Medical Technologists
ASCLS (American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science): - Answers National, Regional, and
State Level Societies • Volunteer Opportunities • Conferences • Educational opportunities and
scholarships • Advocacy for the profession • Laboratory Legislative Symposium, Licensure,
Patient Safety
ASCP - Answers American Society for Clinical Pathology
Board of Directors/Committees • Volunteer opportunities • Educational opportunities and
scholarships • National Conference • Board of Certification Exam
CAP - Answers College of American Pathologists
BOC - Answers Board of Certification
chain of custody - Answers medicolegal or forensic samples
From collection to results, each step must be documented • Integrity maintained • Ex: Legal
Blood Alcohol Collection Kit
CLIA '88 - Answers Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
• Establishes quality standards for laboratory testing performed on specimens from humans for
the purpose of diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease, or assessment of health. •
Different levels of CLIA certificates depending on the type of testing performed
CM - Answers continuing maintenance
COLA - Answers Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation
DCLS - Answers Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science
EMR - Answers electronic medical record
HIPAA - Answers Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, NAACLS - Answers National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
OJT - Answers On-the-Job Training - Training received by performing daily work duties under
managerial supervision.
POCT - Answers Point of care testing
TJC - Answers The Joint Commission
Accredits hospital laboratories as well as freestanding entities (whole hospitals, blood
collection centers, public health laboratories, etc.) • Labs must be accredited by TJC, COLA, or
CAP
waived testing - Answers CLIA test classifications; tests considered easy to perform by
following the manufacturer's instructions and have little risk of error. no special training or
education is required; pregnancy test
scope of practice - Answers a set of regulations and ethical considerations that define the
scope, or extent and limits, of the EMT's job
send out test - Answers A laboratory test not done at your facility, the specimen must be sent
out to a different laboratory.
reference laboratory - Answers a laboratory that is outside a patient care facility; usually, it is
able to perform many more types of testing than are available at the average hospital laboratory
Provider Performed Microscopy Procedure (PPMP) - Answers a CLIA term for those
microscopic examinations that require the expertise of a physician or mid-level provider
qualified in microscopic examinations. The PPMP is part of the CLIA's moderately complex
category of tests.
Moderate complexity testing - Answers - More difficult to perform
- Requires documentation of training
- Test principles
- Instrument calibration
- Quality control
- Minimum of high school diploma
- Proficiency testing
- On-site inspections
- Competency testing
