Your Insider Guide to CLIA Compliance —No Overwhelm, Just Answers

Practical compliance guidance from someone who's been on both sides of the survey table — 7 years as a CLIA surveyor for the Arkansas Department of Health, and over a decade helping labs just like yours stay inspection-ready as an independent consultant.

CLIA regulations read like a different language

The actual regulatory text is dense, circular, and written for attorneys — not lab directors managing a team and seeing patients.

You don't know what you don't know — until a surveyor tells you

The most common citations aren't the obvious ones. They're the gaps nobody warned you about.

Finding reliable answers takes time you don't have

Between patient care, staffing, and QC — digging through CMS PDFs for a straight answer isn't realistic.

You are often the only lab compliance person in the building

There's no one down the hall to double-check your interpretation of a regulation, or talk through whether your corrective action plan actually holds up.

I'm Amy — a former CLIA surveyor turned compliance consultant. I've walked into hundreds of laboratories with a notepad, and I've sat across the table from surveyors helping labs prepare. I know exactly what gets cited, why it happens, and how to prevent it. That Lab Chic exists because every lab director and lead tech deserves that same insider knowledge — without having to hire a consultant for every question.

Learn more about Amy

Free Resources

Checklists, guides, and tools to help you stay compliant.

Podcast and Blog

Plain-language compliance guidance, one episode and post at a time.

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Your Insider Guide to CLIA Compliance —No Overwhelm, Just Answers

Practical compliance guidance from someone who's been on both sides of the survey table — 7 years as a CLIA surveyor for the Arkansas Department of Health, and over a decade helping labs just like yours stay inspection-ready as an independent consultant.

Not sure if your lab would pass a CLIA survey tomorrow? Start here.

Not sure if your lab would pass a CLIA survey tomorrow?
Start here.