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Summary Statement of Deficiencies D5209 PERSONNEL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT POLICIES CFR(s): 493.1235 As specified in the personnel requirements in subpart M, the laboratory must establish and follow written policies and procedures to assess employee and, if applicable, consultant competency. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on surveyor review of the Competency Assessment (CA) records and interview with the office Manager (OM) the laboratory failed to follow its policies and procedures for assessing the competency of TP who perform Histopathology testing at the date of survey. The findings include: 1. The CA was not performed on one out of one TP in the calendar years, 2020, and 2021. 2. The laboratory CA policy stated that testing personnel are evaluated annually. 3. The OM confirmed on 2/3/22 at 10:20 am the laboratory did not follow the CA procedure. Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number (X3) Date Survey Completed Name of Provider or Supplier Street Address, City, State -- 1 of 1 --