Test Method Updates Recently Updated Certification Companion Guides (CCGs) 2015 Edition Certification Companion Guides (CCGs) Criterion Number Criterion Title Details § 170.315(f)(4) Transmission to cancer registries Added clarification of update to allowable values for “Stager Clinical Cancer” and “Stager Pathologic Cancer” (also referred to as “Staged By”) data elements as the standard setters of the Implementation Guide for this criterion no longer require state cancer registries to collect “Stager Clinical Cancer” and “Stager Pathologic Cancer” data elements for cases diagnosed in 2018 or later.

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