The paper or electronic requisition must include the date and time of specimen collection. The laboratory will reject (not test) specimens when the requisition (paper or electronic) is missing the date or time of collection. Refer to the Test Request requirements on the Specimen Collection page of the LSG for requirements. This change is necessitated to comply with CLIA federal regulations for Test Requests.

The laboratory must comply with manufacturer's instructions for each test and federal CLIA regulations for SAMPLE SUBMISSION, HANDLING, and REFERRAL. Specimen processing and storage instructions are included for each individual laboratory test. The laboratory will reject samples that do not meet collection, processing and storage requirements as specified.