COUNTY OF MONTEREY

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The Monterey County Health Department Laboratory is certified as a public health laboratory by the State Department of Public Health's Laboratory Field Services. The Health Department Laboratory is also certified as a clinical laboratory under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. These certifications ensure the quality of analytical data used for patient management. As a high complexity laboratory, we must demonstrate compliance with CLIA's six areas of regulation: proficiency testing, personnel, inspection, patient test management, quality control and quality assurance. You can download a copy of our CLIA certificate, certified Fields of Testing, and our public health laboratory certificate below.

Specimen Submission

All specimens must be accompanied by a requisition printed from the web portal containing the following information:

1. The name and address or other suitable identifiers of the authorized person requesting the test and, if appropriate, the individual responsible for using the test results, or the name and address of the laboratory submitting the specimen, including, as applicable, a contact person to enable the reporting of imminently life threatening laboratory results or panic or alert values.
2. The patient name or unique patient identifier.
3. The sex and age of date of birth of the patient.
4. The test(s) to be performed.
5. The source of the specimen
6. The date and time of specimen collection
7. Any additional information relevant and necessary for a specific test to ensure accurate and timely testing and reporting of results, including interpretation, if applicable.

SARS-CoV-2 Specimen Collection Instructions

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• Health Department Website

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