Guidelines for Laboratories
H3N2v Influenza
H3N2v Guidance for Healthcare and Public Health Providers - added 08/09/2016
Zika Virus
CDC Zika Guidance for Travel Update #1 - added 08/22/2016
CDC Zika Guidance for Travel - added 08/09/2016
Zika Laboratory Update #1 - added 08/09/2016
Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68)
Enterovirus D68 Laboratory Update #2 - added 9/19/2014
Enterovirus D68 Laboratory Update #1 - added 9/11/2014
Enterovirus D68 Guidance - added 9/09/2014
Ebola Virus
Ebola Laboratory Update #7 - added 2/6/2015
Ebola Laboratory Update #6 - added 1/5/2015
Updated Ebola Resources 12/03/14 - added 12/05/2014
Updated Ebola Resources 11/19/14 - added 11/21/2014
Updated Ebola Resources 11/12/14 - added 11/14/2014
Ebola Laboratory Update #5 - added 11/03/2014
CDC Fact Sheet: Tightened Guidance on PPE for US Healthcare Workers v 10/20/14 - added 10/24/2014
Ebola Virus Laboratory Update #4 - added 10/22/2014
Ebola Virus Laboratory Update #3 - added 10/17/2014
Updated Ebola Resources - added 10/10/2014
Updated Ebola Resources - added 10/03/2014
Updated Ebola Resources - added 9/26/2014
Ebola Virus Laboratory Update #2 - added 8/22/2014
Ebola Virus Guidance for Local Health Departments and Healthcare Providers VER2 - added 8/15/2014
Ebola Virus Laboratory Update #1 - added 8/08/2014
Ebola Virus Guidance for Local Health Departments and Healthcare Providers - added 8/07/2014
CAP Requirements for Newborn Screening (NBS) Specimen Tracking
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has issued two new standards regarding newborn screening (NBS) that will affect laboratories submitting specimens for NBS. The two new requirements are GEN.40545 Newborn Screening Specimen Tracking and GEN.41325 Newborn Screening Results.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Laboratories has the following suggestions to meet these new requirements.
GEN.40545 The MDHHS NBS laboratory is instituting an electronic web portal that will allow submitters to determine the date of specimen receipt and date of test result. The Agency will be able to:
- Enter demographic information electronically on samples instead of completely filling out the form on the NBS blood card. Some data will still need to be recorded on the card so that the sample can be matched up with the demographics once the card is received at MDHHS.
- Search for any specimen submitted by their agency for NBS and display date of specimen receipt and date of test result.
An agency will not need to do #1 above, in order to do searches as described in #2. Specimen searches may be done using the web portal on any specimen submitted by that agency. We expect to have the web portal live by the end of 2014.
GEN.41325 The MDHHS NBS Epidemiology Unit is responsible for follow-up on positive and unsatisfactory NBS specimens. The procedure that this Unit uses for repeat and positive specimens may be viewed or downloaded.
added 1/17/2014
Medicaid Claims to Require Physician's NPI
Effective October 1, 2013, the ordering physician's NPI is required by CHAMPS for all Medicaid claims submitted to the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories. In addition, the ordering physician must be enrolled in CHAMPS. Failure to supply the ordering physician's NPI on the test requisition form AND enroll as a provider in CHAMPS will result in a rejected claim. Your office will be billed if Medicaid rejects the claim.
If you are not enrolled as a provider then call 800-292-2550 and select option 3 to enroll in CHAMPS. Enrollment is free of charge.
added 10/29/2013
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
MERS-CoV Update - added 6/10/2013
MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories Confirmatory Testing for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Testing Criteria - added 6/23/2021
Flowchart - added 6/23/2021
Variant Influenza A, H3N2 (H3N2v)
Interim Influenza Surveillance, Reporting and Testing Guidance for Laboratories for Swine Influenza A (H3N2v) - added 8/16/2012
Update to Communicable Disease Rules
Communicable Disease Rules Update Letter from the Lab Director- updated 10/26/2009
Summary of Communicable Disease Rules Changes- updated 10/26/2009
Communicable Disease Rules- updated 10/26/2009
Collection and Shipping of Influenza Specimens
Quick Guide for Packaging and Shipping Influenza Specimens to BOL - updated 9/15/2009
Quick Guide for Making Influenza Specimen Collection Kits - updated 8/26/2009
NP Swab Collection Instructions DCH-0772 Viral PCR - 4/30/2009
BOL Flu Collection Guide Laboratory Update #6 - updated 5/6/2009
Biological Substance, Category B Shipping Label (fillable) - updated 8/26/2009
Biological Substance, Category B Shipping Label - updated 8/26/2009
Influenza Testing and Surveillance
Test Request Form - 4/27/2009
Quick Guide for Making Influenza Specimen Collection Kits - updated 8/26/2009
Biological Substance, Category B Shipping Label (fillable) - updated 8/26/2009
Biological Substance, Category B Shipping Label - updated 8/26/2009
eGFR Recommendations
National Kidney Disease Education Program - Rationale for Use and Reporting of Estimated GFR
National Kidney Disease Education Program - GFR Suggestions for Labs
Environmental Lead Testing
Bureau of Laboratories Environmental Lead Testing page
Blood Lead Testing
Bureau of Laboratories Blood Lead Testing page
Miscellaneous
Rev. 08/22/2016
