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Accreditations

DNA testing methods evolve at a rapid pace. To ensure our laboratory’s top performance in all aspects of our testing services, our testing labs participate in several voluntary accreditation programs. These programs verify the reliability of our labs' equipment, the qualifications of our laboratory's staff, and the soundness of our laboratories' testing methods and standard operating procedures.

 


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American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
The AABB’s Parentage Testing Accreditation program is the gold standard for DNA paternity testing laboratories. The program establishes and promotes the highest standards of testing quality and care for patients in all aspects of parentage testing. Most courts and other government agencies require DNA tests to be performed by AABB-accredited laboratories. Our testing labs have received and continue to receive AABB accreditation, and have achieved a perfect, zero-deficiency rating in its inspections by the AABB.

 

 

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Forensic Quality Services-International (FQS-I/ISO IEC 17025)
FQS-I is the country's longest established provider of ISO accreditation to forensic science testing laboratories in the United States. It is one of the accrediting bodies recognized by NDIS Procedures Board and the only one that has successfully completed the rigorous scrutiny of operations required by the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation. Our testing laboratories have achieved this accreditation.

 

 

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College of American Pathologists (CAP)
The CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program is recognized by the federal government as being equal to or more stringent than the government’s own laboratory inspection program. Our Labs have achieved perfect rating in its most recent CAP inspection, which examined our labs' general laboratory procedures as well as our labs' excellence in providing molecular diagnostics services.  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. Many laboratories participate in this program but do not obtain accreditation, which entails a more rigorous, on-site laboratory inspection. Our testing laboratories participate in and have perfectly passed both proficiency testing and laboratory accreditation programs.

 

 

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New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
The NYSDOH certification permits laboratories to perform DNA tests on cases originating from New York. NYSDOH rigorously inspects the entire testing service, including processes performed outside the lab, such as chain-of-custody and patient referrals. Our testing Labs are AABB-accredited laboratories that also possess the prestigious NYSDOH certification, achieving a perfect rating in all inspections.

 

 

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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
The CLIA accreditation issued by the U.S. Department of Health ensures laboratory results are timely, accurate, and reliable. Our testing Labs have been accredited by CLIA

 

 


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