The Oregon Laboratory Compliance Section contracts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to carry out the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Oregon. Clinical laboratory regulations ensure laboratories follow state and federal regulations for clinical laboratory testing performed on human specimens, as well as non-medical (employment) substance of abuse testing, and health screening or health fair testing.
General Announcements
This website is for clinical laboratories located in the State of Oregon.
For service on CLIA certificates outside the State of Oregon, please contact the
CLIA State Agency where your laboratory is located, including for payment information. CMS CLIA is based in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is improving the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program by switching to electronic fee coupons and CLIA certificates. CLIA certified labs in the State of Oregon have until March 1, 2026, to switch to CMS email notifications and begin receiving electronic CLIA fee coupons and certificates. After this date, paper fee coupons and paper CLIA certificates will no longer be available. Here is an FAQ document (pdf).
Questions about out-of-state testing on Oregon specimens?
See our FAQ page