C. Government Legislation Affecting Clinical Laboratory Testingey Select the correct answer or fill in the blank. 1. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) a. was passed by Congress in 1988. established quality standards for all clinical laboratory testing. was designed to ensure the accuracy, precision, reliability, and timeliness of patient test results, regardless of which laboratory performed the testing. d. requires all laboratories to register with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and meet certain federal requirements. e. all of the above. 2. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for categorizing commercially marketed tests performed based on the CLIA guidelines. m tests are generally performed in a hospital or reference laboratory