Laboratory Testing

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Accreditations

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    CLIA Certificate of Compliance for High Complexity Clinical Laboratory
  • EPA Environmental Protection Agency
    Ambient Air and Drinking Water Testing
  • Food Science Laboratories are accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing Laboratories, Certificate AT-2054
  • Forensic Biology/DNA, Toxicology and Drug Chemistry Laboratories are accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing Laboratories, Certificate FT-0004, Federal Bureau of Investigations DNA Analysis & CODIS
  • Rhode Island Department of Health - In-State Analytical Laboratory Certificate
  • Rhode Island Department of Health - In-State Clinical Laboratory License

About

Information for

Programs

Publications

Regulations

Partners

Accreditations

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    CLIA Certificate of Compliance for High Complexity Clinical Laboratory
  • EPA Environmental Protection Agency
    Ambient Air and Drinking Water Testing
  • Food Science Laboratories are accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing Laboratories, Certificate AT-2054
  • Forensic Biology/DNA, Toxicology and Drug Chemistry Laboratories are accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for Testing Laboratories, Certificate FT-0004, Federal Bureau of Investigations DNA Analysis & CODIS
  • Rhode Island Department of Health - In-State Analytical Laboratory Certificate
  • Rhode Island Department of Health - In-State Clinical Laboratory License

Submitting Forensic Evidence

Forensic evidence is any material object that may be tested using scientific methodology yielding test results and testimony that is usable in a court of law.

The Center for Forensic Sciences accepts evidence in criminal investigations only. Submissions from the public or those related to civil cases are not accepted.

Evidence Submission Location/Hours

State Health Laboratory, 50 Orms St., Room 306, Providence, RI 02904. Evidence Receiving is open from 8:30 AM-12:00 NOON, Monday-Friday. Impaired driving cases from law enforcement agencies are accepted from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, in Room 304.

What You Must Do to Submit Forensic Evidence

What We Are Doing

The Center for Forensic Sciences provides forensic evidence testing for various law enforcement and government agencies.