{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-493.63","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 493.63","heading":"Notification requirements for laboratories issued a certificate of accreditation.","body":"Laboratories issued a certificate of accreditation must:\n(a) Notify HHS and the approved accreditation program within 30 days of any changes in—\n(1) Ownership;\n(2) Name;\n(3) Location; or\n(4) Director.\n(b) Notify the approved accreditation program no later than 6 months after performing any test or examination within a specialty or subspecialty area that is not included in the laboratory's accreditation, so that the accreditation organization can determine compliance and a new certificate of accreditation can be issued.\n(c) Notify the accreditation program no later than 6 months after of any deletions or changes in test methodologies for any test or examination included in a specialty or subspecialty, or both, for which the laboratory has been issued a certificate of accreditation.","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 D—Certificate of Accreditation"],"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":"e432473c548dd1cb0b299ca132be5fc221a5f89278143656b46fc456bb678012","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-493.61","next":"us/42-cfr-493.551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}