CMS is responsible for?

• A. Enforcing CLIA 88 regulations
• B. Providing guidance to labs
• C. Accrediting facilities
• D. Regulatory enforcement of CLIA 88 requirements

Answer: (D)

The main idea is that CMS administers and enforces the CLIA program. It sets the rules for clinical laboratories, conducts inspections or surveys to verify compliance, and can take actions such as certificates, sanctions, or suspensions if a lab doesn’t meet the standards. That is what “regulatory enforcement of CLIA 88 requirements” means—that CMS ensures labs follow the CLIA rules and enforces them.

Accrediting facilities isn’t CMS’s job; private accrediting organizations (recognized by CMS) perform accreditation, not CMS itself. Providing guidance to labs is a support function CMS does publish guidance, but the core responsibility is enforcing the CLIA standards, not accrediting or merely advising.