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New York State Public Health Law was amended effective December 13, 2024 such that cytotechnologists are no longer required to register with the Department. Compliance with the workload standard is still required.  Cytotechnologists:New York…

Clinical Laboratory Statute and RegulationsStatute - Public Health LawArticle 5, Title V: Clinical Laboratory and Blood Banking ServicesFollow the link, click "PBH" from the list, click "Title 5" under "Article 5"Article 31: Human Blood and…

Apply for a Clinical Laboratory Permit[collapse collapsed]Information for new laboratoriesAll clinical and forensic laboratories and blood banks located in or accepting specimens from New York State must hold a New York State Department of Health…

eCLEP Permit Materials Manual[collapse collapsed]Changes in Laboratory Director, Owner or LocationArticle 5, Title V of the New York State Public Health Law specifies that a laboratory permit is void upon a change in laboratory director, owner…

Laboratories holding a permit or applying for a permit must complete a reapplication annually.Successful reapplication includes the following, at a minimum:Submission of the web-based re-application on eCLEP, accessible from the Health Commerce…

Health Commerce SystemThe Health Commerce System (HCS) is the secure website for web-based interactions with the New York State Department of Health which includes eCLEP, the application tool for clinical laboratories to submit…

Laboratories seeking a permit must have an initial on-site survey before a permit is issued and before patient testing can be performed. A surveyor from the Department will contact the laboratory to schedule an initial on-site survey. Out-of-state…

Proficiency Testing GuidePT Designation Tutorial*The NYS Department of Health no longer provides proficiency testing samples, effective January 1, 2017. Notification of this change was sent to Laboratory Directors on July 22, 2016.* Proficiency…

Only laboratories that hold a New York State clinical laboratory permit are authorized to perform testing on specimens originating from New York.  Review of laboratory-developed tests (LDT) begins after the clinical laboratory permit…

[collapse collapsed]Patient Service Centers (PSC)A laboratory holding clinical laboratory permit may operate patient service centers (also known as collecting stations) which are defined as a facility, fixed or mobile, for the collection, drawing…

[collapse collapsed]Standards Open for CommentProposed revisions to the New York State Clinical Laboratory Standards of Practice, General Systems Standards, are available for review and comment.  Please send comments regarding these…

The Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (LINC) specializes in measuring many toxic metals/metalloids in environmental and clinical matrices, often at trace (10 to 104 µg/L or 0.01 to 100 µg/g) or even ultra trace (<10 µg/L or <0.01…

All laboratories applying for or holding a clinical laboratory permit must successfully participate in proficiency testing for tests/analytes offered by the laboratory where proficiency testing is mandated by New York (refer to PT Guide).…

For tests described in 42 CFR 493 subpart H and 42 CFR 493 subpart I, laboratories must successfully participate in proficiency testing at least as frequently as described in those subparts. There must be at least two Mycobacteriology events per…

Laboratories applying for or holding a New York State clinical laboratory permit must: Notify the Department of the provider and survey to be used to satisfy proficiency testing requirements.  Laboratories designate PT using the eCLEP…

Biological Research Areas[collapse collapsed]The RibosomePrincipal Investigator: Rajendra K. Agrawal, PhDProtein synthesis (or translation) is a fundamental process in all forms of life. An understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying…

The infrastructure for biological EM at the Wadsworth Center covers the full range of electron microscopes and accessories needed for state-of-the-art imaging and elemental mapping. High-end cryo-TEMs [collapse collapsed]JEOL JEM-3200FSC/…

Four Decades of Innovation in Biological Electron MicroscopyPioneered electron microscopy of live cells, and electron diffraction of protein crystals, in liquid water Invention of the “single-particle” method for 3-D reconstruction of non-…

Article 30 of New York State Public Health Law was amended in 2024 granting oversight of transfusions occurring in an ambulance and the storage of blood by ambulance services to the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.  Please contact EMS.…