The Major Impact of CLIA '88 on the LIS Lies

The major impact of CLIA '88 on the LIS lies in data-retention requirements.Records of test requests and results must be retained in a conveniently retrievable manner for ______ years for anatomical pathology and cytology results, ______ years for blood bank and immunohematology (HLA typing) results, and ______ years for all other results.

A) 10, 5, 2
B) 5, 2, 10
C) 10, 2, 5
D) 2, 10, 2