04/23/2025 :  As of 4/30/25, all TB specimens shipped by UPS will be required to be shipped in insulated shippers with ice packs.  Refer to the email sent on 4/7 for specific information or contact jgentry@health.in.gov with questions.

04/08/2025:   Testing for  Measles  is available through the IDOH Laboratories with prior authorization. To request testing authorization, clinicians and laboratories should contact the IDOH Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Division at 317-233-1325.  

04/08/2025:  All serum specimens submitted for Measles IgM & IgG must be approved by IDOH Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Division and will be sent to CDC for testing.

03/11/2025:  Individual CTGC specimen sleeves will start shipping out at the end of the week.

02/28/2025:  Beginning March 31, 2025, we are implementing a required change in how specimens for chlamydia and gonorrhea (CT/GC) testing are packaged and submitted to IDOHL. Please be on the lookout for communication regarding this change via email, the upcoming Indiana Laboratory System Webcast on March 13, and the IDOHL website.