ASCP Clarifies Laboratory Professionals Can Provide Pathology Services Remotely

When ASCP announced via ePolicy last week that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had agreed to ASCP’s recommendation that pathologists and laboratory personnel be allowed to provide pathology slides remotely, it was not clear whether non-physicians would also be able to provide pathology services remotely.

The CMS Memo announcing the policy change said its policy change would “ensure pathologists [could] review pathology slides remotely.” ASCP reached out to the Agency to determine if laboratory professionals would be able to do so, too. On March 28, CMS clarified that the enforcement discretion is extended to non-physician laboratory professionals as well, per ASCP’s request. For more information, click here.