South Carolina

South Carolina State Licensing Requirements

State-Specific CLIA Applications

South Carolina Department of Public Health, Public Health Division. Clinical Laboratories. 
South Carolina H 3489 – Medical Laboratory Personnel Act

(1) Application packets are mailed upon request. Requests may be made by phone at (803)545-4205 or by fax at (803) 545-4563. (Note: The application packet requested from SC DPH CLIA Program contains required documents that cannot be obtained from the CLIA website).

Contact: Please send all SCDPH CLIA Program questions to SC_CLIA@dph.sc.gov

Online Access to CLIA Certificates

CMS is now making CLIA certificates available online at no cost via the QCOR Lookup Tool.  All certificates generated after September 27, 2023 should be available for download.  Click HERE to access the Tool and choose “CLIA Laboratory Lookup” from the left menu bar (2nd option from the top).  When you click the entry for the laboratory, a box containing the laboratory information and a link to the certificate will pop up in a new window.