The State Laboratory of Public Health provides certain medical and environmental laboratory services (testing, consultation and training) to public and private health provider organizations responsible for the promotion, protection and assurance of the health of North Carolina citizens.
State Lab News
- 04/01/2025: Courier Schedules for Specimen/Sample Transport- Good Friday 2025
- 01/16/2025: Removal of Brucella from Federal Select Agent and Toxin list
- 01/16/2025: Revised Specimen Requirements for Blood Lead Testing
- 01/14/2025: REVISED Specimen Collection Guidance for HPAI
- 01/13/2025: Courier Schedules for Specimen/Sample Transport- MLK 2025
- 12/20/2024: Courier Schedules for Specimen Transport- Winter Holidays 2024
- 12/12/2024: Well Water Testing Schedule Update
- 10/07/2024: Hurricane Helene Response- Well Water Testing
- 08/21/2024: Submission of CRE, CRPA and CRAB Isolates for ARLN Testing
- 08/21/2024: Specimen Packaging and Shipping Guidelines for LHD's
- 08/09/2024: Tropical Storm Debby Response- Well Water Testing
- 08/07/2024: Revised Specimen Requirements for Blood lead testing
- 07/22/2024: Revised Specimen Requirements for Blood Lead Testing
- 07/08/2024: Arbovirus and Rickettsial Testing
- 06/25/2024: Pediatric HIV Testing
- 06/20/2024: Chlamydia/Gonorrhea NAAT Testing
- 05/20/2024: Courier Changes for Specimen/Sample Transport- Memorial Day 2024
- 03/22/2024: Courier Changes for Specimen/Sample Transport- Good Friday 2024
- 03/15/2024: Testing method change for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and Mycobacterium avium/intracellulare complex (MAC)
- 12/18/2023: Courier Changes for Specimen/Sample Transport - Winter Holidays 2023
- 11/17/2023: Courier Changes for Sample/Specimen Transport- Thanksgiving 2023
- 11/13/2023: Updates to Hepatitis A and B Submissions Webinar
- 11/03/2023: Memo to Submitters about Hepatitis Testing Changes
- 11/03/2023: NCSLPH Courier Schedules and Sample or Specimen Transport- Veterans Day 2023
- 11/03/2023: Memo to Submitters on TB Sputum Collection Kits
- 11/03/2023: TB Specimen Packaging and Shipping Updates
- 08/28/2023: Courier Schedules and Sample or Specimen Transport - 2023 Labor Day
- 08/22/2023: Pediatric HCV Testing
- 08/18/2023: Memo about Positive CIDT Stool Specimens
- 07/05/2023: COVID-19 Testing Change
- 07/04/2023: NCSLPH Courier Schedules and Sample or Specimen Transport- 2023 Independence Day
- 06/26/2023: Memo to Local Health Departments's concerning NC Department of Administration's Medical Courier Services
- 06/19/2023: New STEC Method
- 05/05/2023: Changes to COVID Reporting- Ending PHE
- 03/31/2023: Updated C. auris Provider Memo
- 03/27/2023: NCSLPH UPS Portal Closing
- 03/16/2023: HIV NAT Testing
- 01/25/2023: STEC Testing
- 01/10/2023: NCSLPH Courier Schedules and Sample or Specimen Transport - 2023 MLK Jr Holiday
- 12/19/2022: NCSLPH Specimen Submission Process FAQ
- 12/16/2022: NCSLPH Courier Operation Schedule- Winter Holidays 2022
- 11/30/2022: NCSLPH Medical Courier Shipping Tutorial (PDF 3.32 MB)
- 07/25/2022: Monkeypox Guidance for Local Health Departments (PDF 333 KB)
- 02/14/2022: Memo: Newborn Screening for X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) (PDF 256 KB)
- 01/19/2022: Memo: Pre-Approval for CDC Infectious Disease Testing (PDF 400 KB)
- 10/18/2021: Memo: Updated Clinical Submission Forms – Medicaid Insurance ID Number (PDF 480 KB)
- 09/23/2021: Memo: Transition to Online COVID-19 Test Orders and Results(PDF, 350 KB)
- 09/01/2021: Hepatitis C RNA NAAT Testing Change(PDF, 188 KB)
- 07/13/2021: Newborn Screening Reporting Change for Amino Acids and Acylcarnitines (PDF, 214 KB)
- 06/01/2021: Memo: Revised specimen submission, packaging, and shipping policies (PDF, 350 KB)
- 04/29/2021: Memo: Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (PDF, 362 KB)
- 03/29/2021: Rubella IgG Antibody Testing Method Change (PDF, 331 KB)
- 06/15/2020: CT/GC Testing Method Change (PDF, 151 KB)
- 11/14/2020: NCSLPH MERS-CoV Specimen Collection and Testing Guidelines (PDF, 215 KB)
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