SANCTIONS
Sanctions that CMS might impose on labs found to be "out of compliance" with federal requirement
might include: directed plans of correction; civil money penalties; payment for on-site monitoring by
the agency conducting inspections; suspension of all or part of the payment for services furnished,
suspending the lab testing, limiting performance on a specific lab test, or revoking the lab's CLIA certificate.
NOTE☞: CMS will rely on the state surveyor to assess the severity of each deficiency and to recommend which
intermediate sanction to impose.
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR DEFICIENCIES:
✓ Condition-level deficiencies with immediate jeopardy✓ Condition-level deficiencies without immediate jeopardy
✓ Lower-level deficiencies
NOTE ☞: Condition-level deficiencies are defined as noncompliance with any of the conditions that a lab must meet to obtain a CLIA certificate.