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Health department to retain select lab protocols and rely on state/external labs for water testing
Summary
Staff told the board laboratory functions have shifted and that the department will retain select lab protocols while using external vendors and the state lab for water testing; protocols will focus on partner coordination rather than detailed test methods.
Staff told the board the department's laboratory functions have shifted and that select laboratory protocols will be retained by the appropriate division while detailed technical procedures for testing will be handled by external vendors or the state lab.
"Our laboratory functions have really shifted, we have moved to having water testing conducted by external vendors in the state lab," the presenter said, describing a shift away from in-house water testing and noting protocols will instead document how the department coordinates with testing partners.
The board was told that the clinical laboratory procedure manual will be pared down to keep only procedures relevant to the services the department provides, and that environmental health will maintain protocols such as dye testing and water-testing coordination.
