Instructions for Submitting Registration Forms

A new laboratory, clinical test, research test, or miscellaneous testing/banking may be registered using either PDF or MS Word format:

1. Portable Document Format (PDF) (requires Adobe^© Acrobat Reader)

   1. In the 'Select Format' column for the applicable registration form below, select . The form will open on your screen.
      
      
   2. Print the form and fill in the information.
      
      
   3. Fax or mail the completed form to GeneTests; see form for fax and postal mailing information. Note: With a dial-up service, the PDF option is faster than MS Word.
      
      

2. MS Word for Windows Format (may be submitted as an e-mail attachment)

   1. In the 'Select Format' column for the applicable registration form below, select .
      
      
   2. Click 'OK' in the pop-up window. The form will open in Word on your screen.
      
      
   3. Fill out the form on your screen and save it to your hard drive.
      
      
   4. E-mail the completed form as an attachment to gtlabs@u.washington.edu. Note: The Word form may also be printed, then faxed or mailed to GeneTests; see form for fax and postal mailing information.
   
   

   Laboratory Directory Forms

   Registration Form	Select Format
   Laboratory Registration
   Clinical Test Registration
   Research Test Registration
   Laboratory Miscellaneous Testing/Banking Registration

   
   
3. Questions? Contact gtlabs@u.washington.edu.

Laboratory Directory Forms: Glossary of Terms Used

• CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (www.cms.hhs.gov)
  
  
• CAP: College of American Pathologists (www.cap.org)
  
  
• New York State CLEP: New York State Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (www.wadsworth.org)
  
  
• EMQN: European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (www.emqn.org)
  
  
• OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  
  
• In house: Testing performed in the listing laboratory rather than in an outsourced location
  
  
• Clinical test: Analysis performed in a clinical laboratory; in the US, a clinical laboratory must be CLIA certified.
  
  
• Research test: Analysis performed as part of a research study; a research laboratory is not required to be CLIA certified.
  
  
• Miscellaneous testing and banking: Includes banking of DNA/RNA and testing that is not specific to a single disease
  
  

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(Revised 7-28-09)