The Rhode Island State Health Laboratories provide important testing services to protect the health and safety of Rhode Islanders.
The Lab has Moved!
The State Health Laboratories has moved to a new building at 150 Richmond Street in Providence. Some testing services are temporarily unavailable. Learn more about the move.
Submit a sample for testing
Laboratory Central Services, learn how and where to drop off your lab samples.
Testing Services
Accreditations and Certifications
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments CLIA Certificate of Compliance for High Complexity Clinical Laboratory
- US Environmental Protection Agency certification for 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