N.C. DPH: State Laboratory of Public Health

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Interim Guidance Advisory: Pursuant to Session Law 2020-4 Section 4.10.(a), the Department of Health and Human Services will be requiring each person in charge of a laboratory providing diagnostic service in this State and any other health care provider licensed in this State that provides diagnostic service to report the results of all COVID-19 testing to the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department is currently testing a three-step an electronic file submission method to support this reporting requirement. Additional information about the effective date and process for this requirement are forthcoming. Meanwhile, laboratories and businesses are advised to continue their current submission process and complete the registration step from the electronic file submission method.

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.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updates

NCSLPH COVID-19 Clinical Laboratory Guidelines page
07/31/2020: Memo to NC Providers: Antigen Testing Guidance (PDF, 227 KB)
07/16/2020: NCSLPH COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions
06/19/2020: Change in COVID-19 Result Calling Procedure
07/06/2020: Memo to NC Providers: Coronavirus Disease 2019
03/30/2020: Newborn Screening Continues During COVID-19 Outbreak (PDF, 235 KB)
NCDHHS: COVID-19 Response in North Carolina

State Lab News

08/04/2020: State Courier Operations During Storm Conditions (PDF, 448 KB)
06/26/2020: Courier Holiday Schedule and Specimen Storage Guidelines (PDF, 451 KB)
06/15/2020: CT/GC Testing Method Change (PDF, 151 KB)
05/29/2020: State Courier Resuming Normal Operational Schedule (PDF, 175 KB)
NCSLPH MERS-CoV Specimen Collection and Testing Guidelines (PDF, 215 KB)
Updated Rabies Packaging and Shipping Training
10/11/19: Updated Influenza Testing and Surveillance Guidance
- Specimen Collection for Influenza Testing at the State Lab; Replaces 09/28/18 Version (PDF, 311 KB)
- Influenza Laboratory Surveillance Memo (PDF, 162 KB)
09/27/19: Legionnaires’ Disease Cases in Western North Carolina - Specimen Request (PDF, 353 KB)
09/06/19: LIMS v11 Upgrade for Special Serology Testing (PDF, 154 KB)
07/23/19: LIMS Software Upgrade for Viral Culture and Rabies Testing (PDF, 310 KB)
07/10/19: 15th Annual Clinical Lab Day: October 4, 2019 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
06/26/19: NCSLPH Measles Specimen Collection and Testing Guidelines, 6/19/2019 (PDF, 265 KB)
05/29/19: LIMS Software Upgrade for HIV, Hepatitis, and Syphilis Testing (PDF, 1.1 MB)
02/12/19: LIMS Software Upgrade for Rubella Testing (PDF, 144 KB)

State Lab News Archive

Frequently Requested

SCOPE: Guide to Services (PDF, 2 MB)
2020 Laboratory Improvement Training Workshops
SLPH Topics A-Z
Water Sample Test Results
Water Sample Testing (Private Wells)
CLIA Certificate (PDF, 523 KB)
Forms
Clinical Lab Test Results
Tutorial on Using CELR for Test Results (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Order Supplies
Packaging and Shipping Instructions for Blood Lead (PDF, 298 KB)
User Comments and Questions