Pat
There are a lot of HT's doing gross. I've been doing gross for nine years. 
There are some regs that CLIA instituted for personnel doing gross. Gwen 
Goss from Cleveland Clinic stays up with this info.

Robin Fitzl HT/PA


>From: Patricia Karlisch <PKARLISCH@PSGHS.EDU>
>To: Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject: Grossing
>Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 17:03:54 -0400
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>Dear Histonetters
>    I have a question from a colleague.  Do you allow your histotechs to do
>minor grossing of small biopsies, gall bladder, appendices, skin, etc.  If
>so, do you use canned comments and let the techs fill in the size and color
>or do the techs dictate the whole specimen.  What are the limitations on
>what a histotech can and can not gross?  Thanks.
>Pat Karlisch
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