Verified October 10, 2026 against the statutes, regulations and sources cited below. The state decides every application. All states
What testing sites miss in Arkansas
- Arkansas says the CMS bill is addressed to the laboratory director and arrives by email about six months before the certificate expires; two unpaid bills end the certificate.
Does Arkansas require a state lab license on top of CLIA?
The Arkansas Department of Health's CLIA page covers only the federal certificate: applications, changes, CMS billing and director changes go through Health Facility Services. No separate state laboratory license is described.
- Does not reach waived-only labs
What does Arkansas charge?
No state laboratory fee; the lab pays only the CMS certificate fee.
Do labs in other states need a Arkansas license to test its specimens?
No state laboratory license was found, so a lab in another state needs nothing from this state to test its specimens beyond its own CLIA certificate.
Where does a Arkansas CMS-116 go?
- Arkansas Department of Health, Health Facility Services
- Email: adh.hfs@arkansas.gov
- Phone: (501) 661-2201
Opening a testing site in Arkansas?
We prepare the CMS-116 and any Arkansas filing for your owner or director to sign, and track both to approval. You pay CMS and the state directly. A Certificate of Waiver application is $399 per site.