Changes in Newborn Screening Hemoglobinopathy Reporting

Newborn Screening to Include Krabbe Screening

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

Updated: Jan. 28, 2026

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 DPH 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

• Cystic Fibrosis Testing Algorithm Flow Chart (pdf)
• DPH 1804 - Newborn Screening Dried Blood Spot Screening Refusal Form (pdf)
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Submitting Samples to the Public Health Laboratory (PHL)

• Refer to the most current Health Alert Network (HAN)
• Complete DPH lab requisition form D-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.

Updated: Oct. 14, 2025

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).

Updated: Jan. 1, 2026

Disease Reporting by Laboratories, Health Care Providers, Hospitals, Clinics, Other Health Care Facilities