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3.2.10 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988

3.2.10.1 CLIA Requirements

To be eligible for reimbursement by the CSHCN Services Program, all providers performing laboratory tests must:

•Pay a fee to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

•Receive a CLIA registration and/or certification number by contacting DSHS at 1-512-834-6792 or accessing CLIA information at www.dshs.state.tx.us/HFP/clia.shtm or at www.cms.hhs.gov/clia. Submit CLIA applications to the following address:

Texas Department of State Health Services
Patient Quality Care, MC-1979/E 30000
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347

•Notify TMHP Provider Enrollment of the assigned CLIA number by fax at 1-512-514-4214 or by mail at the following address:

Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership
Attn: Provider Enrollment, MC-B05
PO Box 200795
Austin, TX 78720-0795

TMHP monitors claims submitted by clinical laboratories for CLIA numbers. Without a CLIA number on file with TMHP, claims for laboratory services are denied.