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ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competencevs21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice

See exactly how ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls map to 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.

19
Controls Mapped
70
Gaps Found
16%
Coverage

According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:

ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence maps to 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice with 16% coverage across 11 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 89 ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls identifies 66 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in Clause 7: Process Requirements.

Source: TheArtOfService Knowledge Graph | 89 controls analysed | 718 frameworks | 332K+ cross-framework mappings

Control Mappings

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Resource Requirements(2 mappings)

6.5Preparing and Distributing Audit Report
CFR211-A-3Section 211.3 - Definitions
6.7Conducting Audit Follow-up
CFR211-A-3Section 211.3 - Definitions

Management System(3 mappings)

8.5Control effectiveness review3 targets
CFR211-C-48Section 211.48 - Plumbing
CFR211-F-113Section 211.113 - Control of Microbiological Contamination
CFR211-I-176Section 211.176 - Penicillin Contamination

Annex A(1 mappings)

A.1Point-of-Care Testing Additional Requirements
CFR211-J-184Section 211.184 - Component, Drug Product Container, Closure, and Labeling Records

Clause 5: Structural and Governance Requirements(2 mappings)

ISO-15189-5.1Legal entity
CFR211-A-3Section 211.3 - Definitions
ISO-15189-5.4Structure and authority
CFR211-A-3Section 211.3 - Definitions

Clause 6: Resource Requirements(11 mappings)

ISO-15189-6.3Facilities and environmental conditions3 targets
CFR211-C-48Section 211.48 - Plumbing
CFR211-F-113Section 211.113 - Control of Microbiological Contamination
CFR211-I-176Section 211.176 - Penicillin Contamination
ISO-15189-6.5Equipment calibration and metrological traceability3 targets
CFR211-C-48Section 211.48 - Plumbing
CFR211-F-113Section 211.113 - Control of Microbiological Contamination
CFR211-I-176Section 211.176 - Penicillin Contamination
ISO-15189-6.7Service agreements
CFR211-A-3Section 211.3 - Definitions
ISO-15189-6.8Externally provided products and services
CFR211-J-184Section 211.184 - Component, Drug Product Container, Closure, and Labeling Records
ISO-17025-6.5Metrological traceability3 targets
CFR211-C-48Section 211.48 - Plumbing
CFR211-F-113Section 211.113 - Control of Microbiological Contamination
CFR211-I-176Section 211.176 - Penicillin Contamination

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What are the key differences between ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence and 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice?

ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence has 89 controls across its framework, while 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice covers 78 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 11 overlapping controls (16% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Clause 7: Process Requirements, where 19 ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls have no direct 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice equivalent.

How many controls map between ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence and 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice?

Of 89 total ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls, 11 map directly to 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice controls — representing 16% coverage. The remaining 66 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.

What are the compliance gaps when mapping ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence to 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice?

66 ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence controls have no direct equivalent in 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice. The highest concentration of gaps is in Clause 7: Process Requirements with 19 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.

Which control domains have the most gaps between ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence and 21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice?

The domain with the highest gap count is Clause 7: Process Requirements (19 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.

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