Clinical Laboratories: Contact Us

DQA Contacts

Contact the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) for the following:

• Complaints concerning Wisconsin laboratories or analysts

• Information about Wisconsin alcohol and other laboratories and analysts

• The Clinical Lab Improvement Amendments (CLIA) technical and application questions

The Wisconsin mailing address is:

Department of Health Services
Division of Quality Assurance
Clinical Laboratory Section
P.O. Box 2969
Madison, WI 53701-2969

Phone: 608-261-0654
Fax: 608-264-9847

Email: DHSDQACLIA@dhs.wisconsin.gov

Wisconsin Information

• Filing a Complaint Resource Sheet, P-00082 (consumer information) (PDF)
• Implied Consent Alcohol Testing Laboratories (PDF)
• Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Information
• Wisconsin Consumer Guide to Health Care
• Wisconsin Tuberculosis Program

Federal Information

Federal Resources - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HIPAA, Civil Rights, US Department of Labor, etc.

• Federal Medicare CLIA web site

• Search the CLIA Database (Waived Tests)  - Food and Drug Administration

• CMS Survey & Certification Letter S&C 03-15 (PDF):

  • "Review of Protected Health Information and Applicability of Business Associate Agreements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the Purposes of Survey and Certification"

  • Concerns sharing private health care information with state agencies