CLIA Testing for EMS Agencies
All EMS Agencies in Georgia are required to have devices that can check a patient's blood glucose, all EMS Agencies are required to have a CLIA Certificate of Waiver. Congress passed the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in 1988, and under CLIA, a laboratory is defined as a facility that performs applicable testing on materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or assessment of the health of, human beings.
To learn more about CLIA and how to apply for a CLIA Certificate of Waiver, please review the following:
- How to obtain a CLIA Certificate of Waiver - CMS
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Website
-
CLIA
Application Guidance Document with Instructions
- Waived Tests (CDC webpage with educational materials)
- CLIA Laboratory Lookup Tool indicates your agency's compliance and information. Click on CLIA Laboratory Lookup (on the left).
The State Agency for CLIA in Georgia is:
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
Healthcare Facility Regulation
Division Diagnostic Services Unit
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-4507
Email: [email protected]
Page last updated 6/26/2023