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Report a concern about a laboratory Please include the following: Description of the concern Name/address of the laboratory Date incident occurred Name of individuals involved/affected Other agencies to whom the incident was…

Wadsworth Center administers legislatively authorized extramural funding programs that support New York State investigators studying specific topics, including:Breast Cancer - The New York State Health Research Science Board has supported…

Screened disorders are listed alphabetically by group on this page. Most of the disorders on the newborn screening panel are genetic.  Annual data on the number of infants who tested positive for each screened disorder can be viewed here. A…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require that all non-waived testing laboratories participate in Proficiency Testing (PT). PT is defined as the testing of unknown samples sent to a laboratory by a CMS-…

These items are required for initial application:CLIA Application for Certification Form CMS-116The facility name on the application must match the name of your business entity registered with the IRS for the facility's federal tax identification…

Complete Form CMS-116 when any of the following changes take place:Survey, Initial or RecertificationChanges to the Type of CertificateReinstatement or activation of a CLIA certificateDirector changes for Certificate of Provider Performed…

RegulationsPhysician office laboratories (POL) are regulated by federal regulations.Public Health LawIn New York State, there are two programs that issue Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certificates based on the exception in…

Information on reporting a concern can be found in CMS Brochure #9. The concern may be reported to the Laboratory Investigations Unit. As indicated in the brochure, please include the following information in your correspondence:…

Section 70-2.1 of 10 NYCRR Part 70, requires all (Article 28 and Article 5) facilities to develop, document and implement policies and procedure specific to the management of regulated medical waste generated on-site and/or treated at the facility.…

Every facility located in New York State that is regulated by the Department of Health under Article 5 or Article 28 must develop an operation plan and have the plan approved by the Regulated Medical Waste Program before regulated medical waste can…

Public Health Law Article 13, Title XIIIStorage, Treatment and Disposal of Regulated Medical Waste Section 1389-aa to 1389-ggClick hereEnter "Section 1389-aa" in the search boxClick "Public Health Law Article 13T13"10 New York Code of Rules and…

Please click the square above for a downloadable pdf containing an overview of Wadsworth Center. Wadsworth Center is a science-based community committed to protecting and improving the health of New Yorkers through laboratory analysis,…

Introduction Thank you for visiting the New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center website. This website is designed to make it easier and more efficient for individuals and businesses to interact with the New York State Department of…

Ordering Packaging/Shipping Materials To request shipping materials please contact the New York State order desk at: 518-474-4175. The New York State order desk supplies 2 different kits for Mycobacteriology specimens: Specimen…

The Office of Research & Technology offers services to assist investigators in the coordination, development and submission of Research Grant and Contract Applications. Services provided include coordination for multi-investigator grant…

The Bayh-Dole Act became federal law in 1980. It mandates that non-profit institutions own and patent intellectual property that is discovered through government research funding. These inventions are offered for license for commercial development,…

The Wadsworth Center is committed to making research findings available to the public in compliance with the Bayh-Dole Act and Federal sponsor requirements for the recipients of federal Research Grants and Contracts.  The following offers…

Manuscript ClearanceAny manuscript in which the Wadsworth Center is given institutional credit (even if the author(s) are no longer employed by the Wadsworth Center or HRI) must be submitted to the Office of Research & Technology for clearance…

Wadsworth Center’s Seminar SeriesThe Center sponsors a wide variety of seminars to provide specific scientific benefits and intellectual enrichment to the Wadsworth Center community and beyond. Seminars are generally initiated by invitations from an…

The Wadsworth Center supports an exceptionally large breadth of interests and activities that ultimately focus on improving public health. Many of these activities are intellectually enhanced by interactive collaborations.The Center recognizes that…