Rhode Island State Health Laboratories

Healthier and safer communities through quality laboratory services.

The State Health Laboratories constitutes an essential component of the state and national public health infrastructure and operates with a different mission and purpose than do private sector laboratories.

The mission of the State Health Laboratories is to provide quality analytical and technical laboratory information in support of state and national disease prevention programs, environmental health programs, provide science in the service of justice and to maintain capacity to respond to emergencies.

• Disease Prevention, Control and Surveillance
• Emergency Response
• Environmental Health and Protection
• Food Safety
• Integrated Data Management
• Laboratory Improvement and Regulation
• Partnerships and Communication
• Policy Development
• Public Health Related Research
• Reduction of Violence and Crime
• Reference and Specialized Testing
• Training and Education

Biological Sciences

• Bioterrorism Response/Special Pathogens
• Molecular Biology
• Quality Assurance
• Food/Water Microbiology
• Serology
• Virology

Environmental Sciences

• Air Pollution
• Biomonitoring
• Food Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Analytical Lab Certification
• Organic Chemistry
• Quality Assurance

Forensics

• Breath Analysis
• Evidence Collection in Forensic Biology
• DNA Analysis Protocol
• DNA Biology
• Drug Chemistry
• Toxicology

Rhode Island State Health Laboratories are accredited or inspected by the following agencies:

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – (CLIA) Certificate of Compliance for High Complexity Clinical Laboratory)
• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) – Ambient Air and Drinking Water Testing
• FBI – (Federal Bureau of Investigations) - DNA Analysis & CODIS
• FDA - (Food & Drug Administration) - Dairy Product and Shellfish Testing
• Rhode Island Department of Health - In State Analytical Laboratory Certificate
• Rhode Island Department of Health - In State Clinical Laboratory License