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Links to external resources are provided as a public service, and do not imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.

Continuing Education
   American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Washington (ASCLS-WA)
   Washington State Department of Health Public Health Laboratories Training Program

Miscellaneous Links
   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
   CDC Division of Laboratory Systems Home Page
   CDC Division of Laboratory Systems: Reports about monitoring
   laboratory practices in the United States
   Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formerly HCFA
   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) - Home Page
   Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) - Regulations
   Clinical Laboratory Initiative 
   Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) (formerly NCCLS)
   Depart. of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General
   Department of Labor & Industries - Safety Information
   Food and Drug Administration
   Hospital Model Compliance Plan
   Laboratory Model Compliance Plan
   Washington State Public Health Laboratories

Laboratory Professional Organizations
   American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
   American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
   Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)
   American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Washington (ASCLS-WA) 

Laboratory Personnel Certification
   American Medical Technologists
   American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Registry
   Health Care Assistants Licensing
   National Certification Agency

Laboratory Accreditation Agencies
   American Association of Blood Banks
   American Osteopathic Association
   American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
   College of American Pathologists (CAP)
   COLA
   Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
   (JCAHO)

Laboratory Training Programs
   Laboratory Science Profession Information/Training Program 
   Clinical Laboratory Science / Medical Technologist Programs (Bachelor Degree): 
        Sacred Heart Medical Center
        University of Washington
        Yakima Regional CLS Program
   Clinical Laboratory Technician / Medical Laboratory Technician Program (Associate Degree)
        Cover Park Technical College
        Renton Technical College
        Shoreline Community College
        Wenatchee Valley College


Proficiency Testing Companies
   AccuTest
   American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
   American Association of Bioanalysts
   American Proficiency Institute (API)
   American Society of Internal Medicine/Medical Laboratory Evaluation
   (p; (MLE)
   California Thoracic Society
   College of American Pathologists (CAP) and EXCEL
   WSLH

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