FY 2018 Report to Congress (RTC): Review of Medicares Program Oversight of
Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Validation Program

Annual Report to Congress: The 2018 annual RTC details the review, validation, and
oversight of the FY 2017 activities of the approved AOs Medicare accreditation programs as
well as the CLIA Validation Program.
• Section 1875(b) of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires the Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) to submit an annual report to Congress on its oversight of
national AOs and their CMS-approved accreditation programs.
• Section 353(e)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) requires CMS to submit an
annual report of the CLIA validation program results.