Christopher P. Young, CHC, owner of Laboratory Management Support Services in Phoenix, Arizona, is an independent consultant specializing in regulatory matters and developing compliance officers and programs for clinical laboratories. A compliance professional with 20 years experience in laboratory compliance and over 40 years working in clinical laboratories, Chris is certified in health care compliance (CHC) by the Health Care Compliance Association. He also serves as the laboratory representative on the Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee for Arizona and is CLMA's representative on the Pathology Coding Caucus. He writes and speaks locally and nationally on health care and laboratory compliance issues, Medicare/Medicaid billing and other laboratory topics.