{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-493.1455","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 493.1455","heading":"Standard; Clinical consultant qualifications.","body":"The clinical consultant must be qualified to consult with and render opinions to the laboratory's clients concerning the diagnosis, treatment and management of patient care. The clinical consultant must—\n(a) Be qualified as a laboratory director under § 493.1443(b)(1), (2), or (3) or, for the subspecialty of oral pathology, § 493.1443(b)(5);\n(b) Be a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of podiatric medicine licensed to practice medicine, osteopathy, or podiatry in the State in which the laboratory is located.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 493—LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS","Subpart M—Personnel for Nonwaived Testing"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"5e7af256c71af41990d1b478bc6506e599b725743ca856d1d9a76ec53068db56","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-493.1453","next":"us/42-cfr-493.1457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}