Accrediting Organizations: COLA (Formerly Commission on Laboratory Accreditation)

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Accrediting Organizations: COLA (Formerly Commission on Laboratory Accreditation)

A physician-directed organization, COLA was founded in 1988 as a private alternative to help laboratories stay in compliance with CLIA. CMS granted COLA deeming authority in 1993. COLA is the only CMS-deemed clinical laboratory accreditor to achieve ISO 9001:2015 certification.
COLA is currently approved by CMS to accredit the following specialties:
  • Chemistry
  • Hematology
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Immunohematology/transfusion services