1、Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 6440.02 May 29,2014 Incorporating Change 1,Effective May 7,2020 USD(P&R)SUBJECT:Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program(CLIP)References:See Enclosure 1 1.PURPOSE.This instruction:a.Reissues DoD Instruction(DoDI)6440.2(Reference(a),in accordance with the autho
2、rityin DoD Directive 5124.02(Reference(b)and pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)(Reference(c),Public Law 100-578(Reference(d),and part 493 of Title 42,Code of Federal Regulations(Reference(e),to establish
3、policy,assign responsibilities,and prescribe standards and procedures to implement and administer the CLIP within the DoD.b.Establishes the Center for Clinical Laboratory Medicine(CCLM),formerly known as theClinical Laboratory Improvement Program Office,under the Defense Health Agency(DHA).CCLM has
4、the primary responsibility to develop Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments(CLIA)comparable regulations and administer the CLIP in accordance with Reference(c).2.APPLICABILITY.This instruction applies to the OSD,the Military Departments,the Officeof the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and