South Carolina State Licensing Requirements
National Links
- Nationwide Laboratory Director Regulations
- Dec. 28, 2024 CLIA Changes effective Dec. 28, 2024
- Nationwide High Complexity Requirements
- CE Courses for Laboratory Directors
- Online Access to CLIA Certificates QCOR (See below)
- Pay CLIA fees at Pay.gov
- Forms CMS116 Application
- eCFR 42 CFR Part 493
- State Operations Manual
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.