Announcements Subject Laboratory Web Portal 1/24/2025 Temporary Closure of Nashville Central Laboratory 1/23/2025 ACTION REQUIRED - Timeline for Full Transition to the Newborn Screening Secure Remote Viewer 11/22/2024 Temporary Suspension of Pyrazinamide (PZA) Drug Susceptibility Testing for TB 08/16/2024 Rabies Submission Requisition (PH-4177) rev.7/2024 08/12/2024 Changes in reporting of Salmonella serotyping results (Effective 08/19/2024) 08/12/2024 **Update** Use of the State Newborn Screening Secure Remote Viewer 06/26/2024 Discontinuation of Molecular Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) (Effective 04/11/2024) 04/11/2024 Change in sampling material shipments to public water systems submitters (Effective 04/01/2024) 03/27/2024 2024 Reportable Disease Guidance - List for Laboratories - Detailed Laboratory Guidance 1/22/2024 Newborn Screening Results Portal for Providers 12/13/2023 Discontinuation of SARS-CoV2 Testing at Knoxville Regional Laboratory (Effective 12/11/2023) 12/11/2023 Discontinuation of SARS-CoV2 IgG Antibody Testing (Effective 11/20/2023) 11/20/2023 Newborn Screening Fee Increase (Effective 1/1/2024): NBS Fee Increase Notice to Tennessee Birthing Hospitals 11/14/2023 Ordering Newborn Screening Forms & Track-Kit Memorandum 10/04/2023 Updated Requisition Forms (rev. 7/2023) - Clinical Submission Requisition (PH-4182) rev. 7/2023 - Select Agent Rule-Out Submission Requisition (PH-4263) rev. 7/2023 - Rabies Submission Requisition (PH-4177) rev. 4/2023 - Influenza and Respiratory Panel Submission Requisition (PH-4149) rev. 7/2023 8/23/2023 Updated Requisition Forms (rev. 8/2022) - Clinical Submission Requisition (PH-4182) rev. 8/2022 - Select Agent Rule-Out Submission Requisition (PH-4263) rev. 8/2022 - Influenza and Respiratory Panel Submission Requisition (PH-4149) rev. 8/2022 3/20/2023 Change in Water Bacteriological Analysis Forms and Shipping Update 1/1/2023 2023 Reportable Disease Guidance - List for Laboratories - Detailed Laboratory Guidance 1/1/2023 Discontiuation of CT/GC & Trichomonas Testing for Patients Under 14 Years of Age 12/12/2022 Newborn Screening Dashboard Rabies Processing Restored at Nashville Central Laboratory 2/14/2022 HCV Laboratory Reporting Changes 12/13/2021 Environmental Microbiolgoy Fee Increase 9/01/2021 TN Emerging Infections Program Bench Buddy 7/27/2021 COVID-19 Resources - COVID-19 Sequencing Guidance - TN Lab Web Portal Quick Guide - COVID-19 - TN Lab Web Portal Presentation - COVID-19 - Guidance for SARS-CoV2-2 Point of Care and Rapid Testing (CDC) - Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CDC) - Training Resource for Specimen Packing and Shipping (CDC) PowerPoint PDF - Point of Care COVID-19 Antigen Testing Biosafety Guidance (DOT) - Guide to Packaging Category B Samples Poster (DOT) - Safety Advisory Notice for the Transportation of COVID-19 Diagnostic Samples (DOT) HIV and HCV Change in Specimen Collection Device 9/12/2021 Change for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Newborn Screening for Low Birth Weight (LBW) Infants 7/22/2021 Special Care Nursery NICU Recommendations 7/2/2021 Infectious Substance Packing and Shipping Resources 7/22/2021 SPHL Test Menu Changes - Memorandum 4/6/2021 This Page Last Updated: January 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM