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Laboratory Field Services Mission:
To ensure quality standards in clinical and public health
laboratories and laboratory scientists through licensing, examination,
inspection, education, and proficiency testing.
Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Licensure/Certification Verification is Now Available Online.
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for more information.
Clinical Laboratory Personnel may now apply online for
licensure/certification.
Click
here for more information
Important notice:
Effective April 16, 2007, applicants for CLS licensure may apply online and opt
to take an approved certifying organization examination instead of the
state-administered examination. Click here
for more information.
Important notice on MLT licensure
NEW
Application forms for Medical
Laboratory Technician (MLT) are now available on line.
Click here.
Please read all the information, Q&A regarding eligibility before you apply
online. Click here.
For
questions regarding eligibility and qualifications, you may email:
LFSpersonnel@cdph.ca.gov
For questions regarding on line registration, contact CPS at (916) 263-3624,
select Option 4.
AAB and ASCP Examination
approved for California
Report on literature review of
automated Pap tests
Autoverification
Approved in California
Laboratory Field Services (LFS) is the primary link between the health of
California citizens and quality oriented, accurate and reliable clinical
laboratory testing. LFS provides oversight for clinical and public health
laboratory operations and for the licensed and certified scientists and other
testing personnel who perform testing in clinical laboratories. To find the
service you are interested in previewing, use the Services Directory to see an
overview of our organization and its activities as well as contact phone numbers
for those seeking more personalized information.
Online application for Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Laboratory
Bioanalyst/Clinicial Laboratory Director. Click
here
Additional contact information for online application: CPS (916) 263-3624,
then press 4 or email clsinfo@cps.ca.gov
Paper Application Forms for licensing personnel, facilities and specialty
services are available.
NOTE: All forms are to be sent to Laboratory Field Services, 850 Marina
Bay Parkway- Bldg P First Floor, Richmond, CA 94804-6403 except
those which have the 320 West 4th Street, Suite 890, Los Angeles, CA 90013
address listed.
Click here
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Important notice:
Effective April 16, 2007, applicants for CLS licensure may apply online and opt
to take an approved certifying organization examination instead of the
state-administered examination. Click here for
more details.
Application forms for Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS)
and Clinical Laboratory Bioanalyst/Clinicial Laboratory Director licensure and
Phlebotomy certification may now be submitted electronically online to the State of California
Department of Health Services.
NOTE:
Applicants
who have already submitted a paper application do not need to re-submit an
application using the online process. LFS will continue to process all manual
applications received. Duplicate submissions may result in delay of the
evaluation process. Apply online and receive additional
information. Click here Contact: Telephone (916) 263-3624, then press
4 or email clsinfo@cps.ca.gov An
advantage of the online application is that applicants can check the status of
their applications at any time by logging onto the secure website.
Clinical
Laboratories Oversight Program
Letter
from the Director of DHS, Sandra Shewry, regarding the collection of fees
from clinical laboratories.
Click
here
Issues Unique to California Law
Laboratory Field Services of the California Department of Health Services has
been concerned for a number of years about whether state law issues were being
addressed during surveys by laboratory accrediting organizations. In order to
help accredited laboratories, and all laboratories, better understand how state
law differs from federal (CLIA) law, Laboratory Field Services has prepared a
list of state law issues unique to California. This listing, dated May 2003, may
be used as a guideline to assure that your laboratory complies with state law.
Laboratory Field Services plans to update this list each year to keep everybody
better informed.
Click Here to see Issues Unique to CA Law (Revised:
04/15/2007)
Authorization to orders tests and receive results
The Department of Health Services (Department) is receiving numerous requests
for clarification about who is authorized to order clinical laboratory tests
and/or receive the test results in California. This notice is intended to
clarify the state and federal requirements.
Click Here to see Notice to Directors
(Revised 02/10/03)
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