Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
What's New
- Lab Update: New Clarification on COVID-19 Testing Guidelines
- Lab Advisory: LOINC In-Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Codes for SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Tests
- CMS Issues New Surveyor Guidance for SARS-CoV-2 Reporting
- September is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Monthexternal icon
- New CMS FAQs on University Surveillance and Antigen Testing
DLS Vision
Exemplary laboratory science and practice drive clinical care and public health.
DLS Mission
Improve public health surveillance and practice as well as patient outcomes by advancing clinical laboratory quality and safety, data and biorepository science, and workforce competency.
Key Resources
- Preparing and Supporting Laboratories Responding to COVID-19
- LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Tests
- Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing COVID-19 Specimens
- Waived Testing Educational Materials
- Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN)
- Competency Guidelines for Laboratory Professionals
- DLS Publications
- Free Educational Materials
- Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (Lab Week)
- Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity OE20-2001
Page last reviewed: September 29, 2020
Content source: Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)