Welcome to the Office of Laboratory Quality Assurance (LQA) webpage. Here you'll find information regarding the licensing of Medical Test Sites — sites that perform clinical laboratory testing for the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.
Hot Topics
- Washington State Medical Test Site Certificate of Waiver requirements, and SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) testing and test result reporting guidance (PDF)
- Notice of Renewal of Emergency Rule filing (PDF)
- Covid-19 Resources and Recommendations
Waived Medical Test Site License/CLIA – Lookup
- Medical Test Site License Lookup: Verify an existing Medical Test Site license
- CLIA Demographics Lookup: Verify a CLIA license
Tools and Information
Licensing and application information | Fees | Forms – For license updates | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | Information on survey types | Newsletters | Program updates | Close an existing license (PDF)
We can help you:
Contact us | File a complaint | Verify an existing Medical Test Site license |
Current Topics
- Rescission of Guidance and Other Informal Issuances Concerning Premarket Review of Laboratory Developed Tests
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services FAQs on Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT)
- Washington State Medical Test Site Certificate of Waiver requirements, and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) testing and test result reporting guidance document (PDF)