Other Links
Links to external resources are provided as a public service, and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.
Continuing Education
Miscellaneous Links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Lab Services (CSELS)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) – Home Page
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) – Regulations
- Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) (formerly NCCLS)
- Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General
- Department of Labor & Industries – Safety Information
- Food and Drug Administration
- Hospital Model Compliance Plan
- Laboratory Model Compliance Plan
- Washington State Public Health Laboratories
Laboratory Professional Organizations
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
- Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science – Washington (ASCLS-WA)
Laboratory Personnel Certification
- American Medical Technologists
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Certification
- Medical Assistant Certification Licensing
Laboratory Accreditation Agencies
- American Association of Blood Banks
- American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
- American Osteopathic Association
- ASHI (American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics)
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- COLA
- The Joint Commission
Laboratory Training Programs
Laboratory Science Profession Information/Training Program (PDF)
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technologist Programs (Bachelor's Degree)
Clinical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Technician Program (Associates Degree)