Terms and disclaimer

Last updated 10 November 2026.

1. Who we are

CLIA Templates is an independent publisher based in Ohio. In these terms, "we" means the owner and operator of CLIA Templates. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the College of American Pathologists, COLA, The Joint Commission or any other agency or accreditation organization.

2. What you are buying

Each purchase is a license to use the downloaded files within one laboratory operating under one CLIA certificate. You may edit the files and make copies for use within that laboratory.

You may not resell, share or publish the files, or use them to create a competing product. Consultants need one license for each client certificate.

3. Templates, not advice

The files are general templates and educational material. They are not regulatory, legal, medical or professional advice, and buying them does not create a consulting relationship.

Summaries of regulations on this site and in the files are written in plain language for convenience. The regulation itself controls.

4. Your responsibility

You are responsible for deciding whether a document fits your laboratory, for adapting it, and for having it reviewed and approved by your laboratory director before use.

CLIA sets a federal minimum. State and local law and your accreditation organization may require more, and you are responsible for meeting those requirements.

We do not promise that using the files will produce any particular result in a survey, inspection or accreditation decision.

5. Currency

Each file shows the date it was last checked against 42 CFR Part 493. Requirements can change after that date. Check the verification log and the current regulation before you rely on a file.

6. No warranty

The files and this site are provided as is, without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and accuracy.

7. Limit of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, the total liability of CLIA Templates and its owner for any claim related to the files or this site is limited to the amount you paid for the product in question. We are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, including citations, penalties, lost revenue or the cost of corrective action.

8. Payment

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9. Refunds

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10. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.

11. Contact

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