Bureau of Laboratory Services | Louisiana Department of Health

Bureau of Laboratory Services | Louisiana Department of Health
Bureau of Laboratory Services
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Office of Public Health
Bureau of Laboratory Services
The Louisiana Office of Public Health Laboratory is located on the Capitol Park Complex in downtown Baton Rouge. The goal of the OPH Laboratory is to protect the health and safety of the citizens and visitors to the State of Louisiana by providing accurate and timely laboratory data to state officials, public health programs and citizens of the state.
Information produced by the OPH Laboratory is a key component in day to day decision making as well as being critical to crisis management following natural disasters, disease outbreaks, chemical spills, and threat events. Public health programs, as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies, use OPH Laboratory data. These public health programs encompass Preventive Health, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response, and Forensic testing for biological and chemical threats.
In Focus
General OPH Laboratory Information
OPH Laboratory Client Services Test Directory
OPH Laboratory Clinical Specimen Packaging by Submitters
OPH Laboratory Printable Forms
Customer Satisfaction Survey
Who We Are: A Brief History of Louisiana's Public Health Laboratory
About OPH Laboratory (Best viewed on Chrome or Edge)
Video
STAT Courier Information
STAT Courier Contact Information Flyer
Courier Implementation Training  9.26.2018
Specimen Shipping Container and Supply Order Form
Biological and Clinical Testing Laboratory Sections
Infectious Disease and Emerging Pathogens (IDEP)
Virology, Serology, & Sexually Transmitted Infections (ViSTI)
Newborn Screening Laboratory
Microbiology
Emergency Response Testing
Biological Threat Testing
Laboratory Biological Risk Assessment Procedure and Tool for Clinical Laboratories
Chemical Threat Testing
Environmental Laboratory Testing
Environmental Drinking Water Report Information
Microbiological Testing
Sample Rejection Policy
Laboratory Biological Risk Assessment Procedure and Tool for Clinical Laboratories
Chemical Testing
Food Testing
Current Certifications and Licensure held by the OPH Laboratory
CLIA - Louisiana Public Health Laboratory
EPA Certification
Louisiana OPH Lab USDA Permit
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Certificate and Scope of Accreditation
Louisiana DEQ Radiation Permit
OPH Laboratory Certification Program
The Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Public Health (OPH) Laboratory Certification Program certifies laboratories analyzing drinking water under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). In accordance with SDWA and state regulations, the LDH Laboratory Certification Program issues drinking water certification to laboratories performing microbiological and chemical testing of drinking water in the State of Louisiana.
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Zika Virus Testing
All Specimens for Zika Virus testing must be preapproved by the OPH Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program. Please Call (800) 256-2748 to speak to an Epidemiologist . Please do not submit specimens to the OPH Laboratory without first contacting the OPH Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program.
Regional Labs
Amite Regional Laboratory
985-748-2011
Shreveport Regional Laboratory
318-676-7807
Lake Charles Regional Laboratory
337-475-3142
Surgeon General
Evelyn Griffin, MD
Secretary
Bruce D. Greenstein
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