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Contact Information:

Photo: Doris Thompson

Doris Thompson, PhD, MPH
CLIA Surveyor
Alaska State Public Health Laboratory
5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
(907) 334-2583 (phone)
(907) 334-2161 (fax)
doris.thompson@alaska.gov (e-mail)

Clinical Laboratory Regulations

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ’88) are federal laboratory regulations that apply to all clinical laboratories that test human specimens for diagnosing, preventing, or treating disease.  There are several different CLIA certificates available depending on the level of testing performed by the laboratory.  They include:

  1. Certificate of Waiver
  2. Certificate for Provider Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
  3. Certificate of Compliance (laboratory is inspected by the State of Alaska)
  4. Certificate of Accreditation (laboratory is inspected by accrediting organization)

When applying for a CLIA certificate, mail the original CLIA application to Doris Thompson; Alaska State Public Health Laboratory; 5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave; Anchorage, Alaska 99507.  The application should be signed and dated by the laboratory director.  Once the application is processed, the laboratory will receive a CLIA bill in the mail.  The lower portion of the bill should be mailed in with the laboratory’s payment.  Checks should be made out to “CLIA Laboratory Program” and mailed to CLIA Laboratory Program; PO Box 70948; Charlotte, NC 28272-0948.  Please do not mail checks to the Alaska State Agency. 

If a laboratory wants to make any changes to their CLIA certificate information, use the upper portion of the bill. Updates or changes should be mailed to Doris Thompson; Alaska State Public Health Laboratory; 5455 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave; Anchorage, Alaska 99507.   If you have any questions about CLIA applications, certificates, or bills, contact Doris Thompson.