Clinical Laboratories - Contacts

Contact the Division of Quality Assurance for the following:

• Complaints concerning Wisconsin laboratories or analysts

• Information about Wisconsin alcohol and other laboratories and analysts

• The Clinical Lab Improvement Act (CLIA)

The Wisconsin mailing address is:

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

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

Wisconsin Information

• Filing a Complaint Resource Sheet (consumer information) (PDF, 55 KB)
• Implied Consent Alcohol Testing Laboratories (PDF, 12 KB)

Federal Information

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

• Federal Medicare CLIA web site (exit DHS)

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

• CMS Survey & Certification Letter S&C 03-15 (exit DHS; 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