The Rhode Island State Health Laboratories provide important testing services to protect the health and safety of Rhode Islanders.
The Lab is moving
The State Health Laboratories will move to a new building in 2025. Some testing services will be temporarily unavailable. Learn more about the move.
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Testing Services
Accreditations
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments CLIA Certificate of Compliance for High Complexity Clinical Laboratory
- US Environmental Protection Agency certifications for Ambient Air and Drinking Water Testing
- Rhode Island Department of Health In-State Analytical Laboratory Certificate
- Rhode Island Department of Health In-State Clinical Laboratory License
- Certificate to discharge laboratory and medical operation wastewaters into the facilities of the Narragansett Bay Commission
The Food Science Laboratory is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) as fulfilling the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing Laboratories
The Forensic Science Laboratory is accredited by ANAB as fulfilling the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Forensic Testing Laboratories