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The CAP, through its Hospital Laboratory Accreditation Program (HLAP), also certifies hospital blood banks, but not community blood centers. The HLAP was initiated in 1961 with the primary objective of improving the quality of clinical laboratory services throughout the United States. The HLAP has grown considerably in size, complexity, and effectiveness since its inception, but the primary goal remains that of laboratory improvement through voluntary participation, professional peer review, education, and compliance with established performance standards. The CAP accredits approximately 4,300 laboratories throughout the United States, as well as several foreign countries.

The HLAP examines all aspects of quality control and quality assurance in the laboratory, including test methodologies, reagents, control media, equipment, specimen handling, procedure manuals, test reporting, and internal and external proficiency testing and monitoring, as well as personnel safety and overall management practices that distinguish a quality laboratory.