INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF THE
CHDP LABORATORY PROVIDER APPLICATION
For assistance in completing this application, please call the CMS Branch,
Provider Services Unit at (916) 322-8702.
Laboratory providers wishing to enroll as a provider with the CHDP Program must complete an application and be approved
by the California Children’s Medical Services Branch in order to bill the CHDP Program for CHDP services.
Upon review and approval of the completed application, the applicant will be assigned a provider number to use when billing
the CHDP Program. Omission of any information or documentation on this application or the failure to sign this application
may result in delays in processing or inability to process this application. Applicants may be contacted orally or in writing if
additional information and documentation are needed.
Application for participation as: Mark the appropriate box indicating the type of laboratory for which you are applying.
A clinical laboratory must be:
3 Licensed or registered by the Department pursuant to the Business and Professions Code, Section 1265; and
3 Hold the appropriate certification or approval under CLIA for the level of testing done in the laboratory.
A clinical laboratory (including blood lead) must be:
3 Licensed or registered by the Department pursuant to the Business and Professions Code, Section 1265;
3 Certified or approved under CLIA for nonwaived testing. and for subspecialty toxicology, analyte blood lead; and
3 Enrolled in, and qualified as proficient in blood lead level analysis by, the California Blood Lead Proficiency Assurance
Program administered by Department, refer to http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ehlb/BioChem or (510) 620-2800.
1. Legal name of laboratory means the name under which the applicant is applying for a CHDP provider number and
listed with the IRS.
2. Provider number(s): Provide all active provider numbers of the applicant. Provide only the active provider numbers
that are assigned to the business address indicated on this form.
3. State laboratory license/registration number: Provide the registration number and a legible copy of the
license/registration.
4. Business name means the name of the laboratory applicant if different from that listed in number 1. If this is a fictitious
business name, provide the Fictitious Business Name Statement/Permit number and effective date. Attach a legible
copy of the recorded/stamped Fictitious Business Name Statement/Permit to the application.
5. Business address (location/site of laboratory) means the location where the applicant is providing services, including
the street name and number, room or suite number or letter, city, county, state, and five-digit ZIP code. A post office
box or commercial box is not acceptable.
6. Business telephone number means the primary business telephone number used at the applicant’s business address.
A beeper number, answering service, answering machine, pager, facsimile machine, or cellular phone is not
acceptable as the business telephone number.
7. Fax number means the facsimile number used at the business address.
8. E-mail address means the address to which electronic communications may be sent.
9. Pay-to name means the name of the person or business to which payment should be issued by the CHDP Program for
CHDP services provided by the laboratory. The pay-to name may be the legal name indicated in number 1, or another
person or business chosen by the applicant. NOTE: See number 1.
10. Enter the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) issued by the IRS under the name of the Laboratory
Applicant. Attach a legible copy of the IRS Form 941, Form 8109-C, Form 147-C, Form SS-4 (Confirmation
Notification), or Form 2363. If the business is a Sole Proprietorship not using a FEIN, provide the social security
number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) of the Sole Proprietor. Attach a legible copy of the ITIN, if
applicable.
11. The pay-to address means the location to which payment should be sent. Include the post office box number, street
number and name, room or suite number or letter, city, state, and five-digit ZIP code.
12. Indicate the type of business that applies to your business structure. Provide the names of the principal owners.
13. Enter the name(s) of the director(s) of the laboratory and the address where contact can be made.
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