Gov’t Agencies & Regulatory Function
•Gov=t Agency
•Regulatory Function                                   
•OSHA
•OSHA = Occupational Safety & Health Administration
•CDC
•CDC = Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
•EPA
•EPA = Environmental Protection Agency
•HCFA
•HCFA = Health Care Financing Administration
•JCAHO
•JCAHO = Joint Commission on The Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
•CAP
•CAP = College of American Pathologists
•guidelines for bloodborne pathogens
•safety standards for handling infectious agents
•management of biohazardous wastes
•sponsor of CLIA=88
•overall quality of laboratory
•improvement of services & test results