Electronic CLIA Certificate Rollout

Date: 03/29/23

Louisiana Healthcare Connection is sharing with providers that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a notification that electronic CLIA certificates are available.

On March 22, 2023, CMS will start sending electronic certificates to laboratories that opt on their CLIA application (Form CMS-116) to receive email notifications. These laboratories will be emailed a link to their CLIA certificate, which they can print in hard copy. Generally, new certificates will be emailed approximately 30 days prior to the expiration of the current certificate.

A welcome email was sent out on February 8, 2023 to all labs that opted to receive email notifications. If you have not received a welcome email, you have either not opted to get email notifications or your email address needs to be updated. To update an email address or opt to get email notifications, laboratories must give written notification to:

Department of Health and Hospitals
Health Standards Section
CLIA Program
628 North 4th Street, 3rd Floor Bienville Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70802 
Phone: (225) 342-9324 Fax: (225) 342-0157
Email: Alexa.Little@la.gov
Website: http://ldh.la.gov/index.cfm/page/3766

Federal jurisdiction laboratories should contact their CMS Location. Laboratories will also keep getting paper certificates until further notice.

For more information, visit the CMS CLIA Program website.