Accreditations & Licenses:

DNA PATERNITY & FORENSIC TESTING:

• American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
• The AABB's Parentage Testing Accreditation program is the gold standard for DNA paternity testing laboratory.  The program establishes and promotes the highest standards of testing quality and care for patients in all aspects of parentage testing.
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• This accreditation program is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government's own laboratory inspection program.  CAP accreditation also requires laboratories to participate in its Proficiency Testing Program, in which CAP sends samples to the laboratories for DNA testing and evaluates the laboratories' results.
• New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
• This certification permits laboratories to perform DNA tests on cases originating from New York.  Rigorous inspects are made of the entire testing service, including processes performed outside the lab, such as chain of custody and patient referrals.
• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)
• This accreditation issued by the U.S. Department of Health ensures laboratory results are timely, accurate, and reliable.
• Forensic Quality Services-International (FQS-I/ISO IEC 17025)
• This is the United States' longest-established provider of ISO accreditation for forensic science testing laboratories.
• American Society of Crime Laboratory Directs/Laboratory Accreditation Board-International (ASCLD/LAB-International)
• This is the most stringent accreditation program for forensic DNA laboratories.

DRUG TESTING:

• Certified in Urine & Alternative Specimen Collections (including oral fluids, sweat, hair)
• Certified Breath Alcohol Technicians
• Laboratories licensed in every state where required.
• Laboratories certified by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
• Laboratories accredited by College of American Pathologists - Forensic Urine Drug Testing
• Laboratories licensed under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988)