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Enhance your laboratory's performance and compliance with free, self-paced CLIA training at Laboratory Director University (LDU).
LDU Resources
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Personnel Qualifications and Responsibilities: High Complexity Testing
Description
This intermediate-level course provides a brief overview of the requirements, duties, and credentials of personnel who perform or oversee high complexity testing…
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Proficiency Testing
Description
This basic-level course provides foundational information about CLIA proficiency testing (PT) including the PT process, scoring procedures, and referral.
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Laboratory Director Delegation of Responsibilities
This job aid covers essential topics for correctly delegating responsibilities to CLIA laboratory personnel and for identifying responsibilities a laboratory director must retain.
Ready? Set? Test! Patient Testing Is Important. Get the Right Results.
This course is being updated; therefore, P.A.C.E.® credit for the current course expires on January 31, 2026. If you register…
Who Are the Experts?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Clinical Laboratory Improvement & Quality (DCLIQ) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to develop this eLearning curriculum. Laboratory Director University’s CLIA-specific training courses are offered through Laboratory Director University, which focuses on laboratory directors’ qualifications and responsibilities.
Division of Clinical Laboratory Improvement & Quality
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Division of Laboratory Systems
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Is LDU Right for You?
If you're a laboratory director or want to become a laboratory director who manages overall operations and administration in CLIA-certified laboratories, LDU is your one-stop resource for free, self-paced, scenario-based learning. If you are a CLIA surveyor, CLIA-designated personnel, or other laboratory professional (e.g., OneLabTM member) interested in learning more about CLIA regulations, LDU is here for you, too!
Laboratory Directors
Laboratory directors are responsible for the overall operation and administration of the laboratory, including the employment of competent qualified personnel.
OneLab™ members
OneLab members are primarily laboratory professionals and testing personnel, including those at drive-through sites, workplaces, schools, and other healthcare facilities.
Laboratory personnel
Laboratory personnel include those responsible for performing essential tasks such as performing testing, collecting and processing specimen, and reporting test results within a laboratory setting.
LDU Features
Explore LDU’s powerful learning tools and supplemental resources designed to help laboratory directors and other laboratory professionals succeed in complex regulatory compliance environments.
High-quality, focused training
Designed by subject matter experts to address the real-world responsibilities and regulatory obligations of laboratory directors.
Self-paced learning
Move through modules on your own schedule with full access to recorded content, interactive materials, and supplemental resources.
Scalability, to expand with learner's needs
LDU offers rich learning pathways and supplemental resources, including the LDU exclusive CDART, our innovative CLIA Deficiency and Resource Tool.
Anticipated continuing education credits
Earn CE credits while improving your laboratory management capabilities and meeting professional development requirements. CE details can be found on each LDU course’s main page.
CLIA deficiency training resources
Understand common compliance issues found during CMS surveys and learn how to proactively address them.
Supplemental resources
- Exclusive! CLIA Deficiency and Resource Tool (CDART) and other interactive resources for laboratory directors, CLIA surveyors, and other laboratory professionals.
- Videos featuring real-world scenarios
- Downloadable job aids
CDART
This innovative resource lets laboratory directors, CLIA surveyors, and other laboratory professionals search and access training and regulations relevant to common CLIA deficiencies and the specifics of the CLIA standard in 42 CFR Part 493 – Laboratory Requirements.
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