waived test

waived test

Lab medicine A test regarded as being so simple (i.e., “idiot proof”) that it would require a special talent NOT to perform it correctly. See CLIA-88, Physician office lab.

waived test

Any relatively simple laboratory test (such as a fecal occult blood test) that is permitted under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be performed without special laboratory certification, inspection, or proficiency testing.