Clinical laboratory directors are legally required to report positive test results (and negative where indicated) to public health authoritiesand to submit specimens to the NJ Public Health and Environmental Laboratories in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:57.
For a full list of reportable diseases and requirements for clinical laboratories see: Clinical Laboratory Reporting
All specimens submitted to NJ PHEL must be compliant with CLIA specimen requirements, including specimen labeling, test request forms, and specimen storage and transport requirements. See submission instructions for each test request/organism here: PHEL Test Compendium
