Chain of Custody Is Defined As

question 10

Multiple Choice

Chain of custody is defined as:

• A) physical transport of a specimen needed for legal reasons.
• B) escorting patients who are prison inmates.
• C) beginning with the moment the specimen is collected and transported to the laboratory, to the analysis itself and the reporting of the results, each step must be documented.
• D) documentation of quality control when reporting a patient's laboratory results.

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Definitions:

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