Changes in Newborn Screening Hemoglobinopathy Reporting

Newborn Screening to Include Krabbe Screening

New Expected Ranges for Newborn Screening AA, SA, and AC Analytes

S.C. Public Health Laboratory recognizes and holds the accreditations from the following accreditation bodies:

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Certificate (CLIA) (pdf)
• ISO Accreditation Certificate (pdf)

Hayne Building Office of Health and Safety

The Hayne Building Office of Health and Safety serves to promote safe work practices and a healthy work environment, primarily for staff and visitors within the Hayne Building, but also for DHEC as a wider agency.

Official working hours are from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. The laboratory maintains an ON-CALL Roster for all weekends and holidays. Individuals requesting information or services of an emergency nature can call the main number at (803) 896-0800. This number transfers to an answering service who will contact the Director on call.

• APHL - Association of Public Health Laboratory (APHL)
• WSLH - Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
• CAP - College of American Pathologists
• World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Laboratory for Influenza Surveillance
• PulseNet - National Molecular Subtyping Network for Foodborne Disease Surveillance
• NREVSS - National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System
• NARMS - National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
• FoodCORE - CDC Foodborne Centers for Outbreak Response Enhancement
• CaliciNet - National Molecul

• DHEC 1332 Laboratory Test Request Form
• DHEC 3268  NBS Specimen Gate eReport User Agreement Form
• DHEC 4092 Authorized User & Confidentiality Agreement
• DHEC 3952 OpenELIS Web User and Confidentiality Agreement
• DHEC 1335 OpenELIS (COVID testing) Laboratory Test Requ

Submitting Samples to the Public Health Laboratory (PHL)

• Refer the most current Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Complete DHEC lab requisition form DHEC 1335 and ensure the following mandatory fields are completed:
  • Patient Name
  • Patient ID Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex
  • Sender Address
  • Date and Time of Collection
  • Indicate the Specimen Type/Source

To report complaints to the Public Health Laboratory's Office of Quality Assurance, please call 803-896-3897 or 803-896-0899. Messages can be left on either number and you will receive a response as soon as possible for follow-up. We strive for excellent customer service and your call is important to us.

Analytical Chemistry Section

If you have been exposed to a poisonous chemical agent, IMMEDIATELY contact the Palmetto Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.

The Level 1 and Level 3 laboratories in the Analytical Chemistry section are part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Laboratory Response Network for Chemical Threats (LRN-C).