[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 27, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: September 27, 1994]
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                            MEDICAL REDTAPE

  (Mr. ALLARD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, Federal redtape continues to strangle our 
economy. The level of Federal regulation is staggering, it increases 
private sector costs and paperwork.
  A good example of this is the new Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
Act, or CLIA. Let me share some thoughts from my constituents.
  One doctor from Fort Collins, CO, writes ``the act has resulted in no 
improvement in the accuracy of our lab work.''
  A nurse, also from Fort Collins, writes ``CLIA regulations have been 
costly to comply with and in no way have improved the quality of care 
for our patients.''
  To top it off, an outstanding doctor in Greeley, CO, Dr. Roy Shore, 
was just fined $1,120 for allegedly filling out a CLIA compliance form 
incorrectly. This despite the fact that he followed the guidelines for 
Medicare in filling out the form. This is ridiculous.
  These three letters, received in the span of a month, confirm my view 
that all Federal regulations should sunset after 5 years. The good ones 
can then be reauthorized and the bad ones eliminated.

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