Covance’s genomics lab in Seattle, WA received Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) certification from the State of Washington Department of Health. The lab was licensed in May 2010 and completed the initial CLIA inspection, with no findings, in December 2010. Inspections of CLIA labs is mandated by the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR 42 Part 493.2), and was enacted to ensure consistent, accurate, and reliable clinical test result reporting from laboratories across the country. ...