The official word on Dark Field Microscopy in the U.S.

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Excerpt from the previous link: (Admittedly, the guy's generally

a...well, I might get sued if I say what I think...so let's just

say, controversial.)

In 2001, the HHS Office of the Inspector General issued a report on

regulation of " unestablished laboratory tests " that focused on live

blood cell analysis [9]. In 2004, the Centers for Medicare &

Medicaid Services issued a special alert which stated that any

facility performing live blood cell analysis must have CLIA

certification for high-complexity testing [8]. Very few

practitioners who do live blood cell analysis would have reason to

seek laboratory certification; and if they did, I doubt that they

would get permission. However, the states have jurisdiction over

whether noncompliant laboratories are permitted to remain in

business.

If you encounter anyone who performs any type of live cell analysis,

please report this to your state department of laboratories and send

a copy of your notice to me at P.O. Box 1747, town, PA 18105.