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abandonment   cease to support or look after  
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OSHA   Occupational Safety and Health Administration; federal agency that creates workplace safety regulations and enforces the OSH Act of 1970  
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assault   make a physical attack on  
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battery   the crime or tort of unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive  
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CLIA   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments; a federal act that specifies minimum performance standards for clinical laboratories  
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CAP   College of American Pathologists; board-certified pathologists serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide  
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burden of proof   the obligation to prove one's assertion  
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chain of custody   refers to the chronological documentation or paper trail, showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence  
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JC   Joint commission; The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit organization that accredits more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.  
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POL   Physicians Office Laboratory; small medical lab located within a physician office, group practice, of clinic  
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POCT   Point-of-Care Testing; testing outside the traditional laboratory setting, also called bedside testing, off-site testing, near-patient testing or alternative-site testing  
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HIPPA   Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; Provides extensive documentation to assist covered entities and business associates  
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AABB   American Association of Blood Banks; international, not-for-profit association representing individuals and institutions involved in the field of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies  
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CDC   Center for Disease Control; national public health system  
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informed consent   permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences  
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credential   a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications  
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NAACLS   National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences; agency that accredits educational programs for clinical laboratory personnel  
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CLSI   Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; promotes the development and use of voluntary laboratory consensus standards and guidelines within the health care community  
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accreditation   give authority to (someone or something) when recognized standards have been met  
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