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Newborn screening has the potential to save or greatly improve the life of a newborn; therefore, newborn screening is mandatory in New York State (Public Health Law Section 2500-a, 10 NYCRR Section 69-1.4). Written consent from the parent(s) is not…

How can the New York State Department of Health Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program help you today?Laboratory StandardsCLEP Program GuideApply for a PermitPermit ModificationsRe-apply for a PermitHealth Commerce System (HCS)     …

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This program regulates the following aspects of alcohol testing as established in 10 NYCRR Part 59:Permits individuals to perform blood alcohol analysis and breath alcohol analysisEnsures that training agencies fulfill the necessary…

The New York State Department of Health Physician Office Laboratory Evaluation Program (POLEP), under contract with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is responsible for managing activities related to administration of the federal…

More than 350 facilities are approved by the department to provide blood services. One and a quarter million blood components are prepared annually. Approximately 90% of the blood is collected at blood centers, with the remainder collected by…

The Regulated Medical Waste Program has oversight for proper storage, treatment and disposal of medical waste produced by hospitals, residential health care facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers (see section 2801 of the Public Health Law…

Complaints NOT reviewed by this officeHospital, diagnostic, ambulatory surgical, dialysis and treatment centers, and primary care clinic issues in New York State are reported to the Department of Health.Billing issues, including…

Arbovirus is a term used to refer to a group of viruses that are transmitted by arthropod vectors. New York is host to a number of endemic mosquito-borne arboviruses which include West Nile virus introduced in 1999, Eastern equine encephalitis virus…

The Wadsworth Center Bacteriology Laboratory serves as the New York State public health reference laboratory for bacterial identification and research. The laboratory is responsible for the identification of bacterial pathogens of public health…

The Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory (BVL) focuses on clinical and public health laboratory activities related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).  The BVL is involved in a wide range of testing, surveillance, and…

Around the world, tuberculosis is responsible for over one million deaths per year. The recent emergence of multi- and extensively drug resistant strains (MDR and XDR, respectively) represents a threat to public health worldwide, particularly when…

The Mycology Laboratory serves as a comprehensive reference facility for all NYSDOH licensed clinical laboratories including: hospitals, academic medical centers, county health departments and commercial laboratories.The laboratory houses a fungal…

The Wadsworth Center Parasitology Laboratory is the New York State public health reference laboratory for parasitic infections. Laboratory responsibilities include:Clinical diagnosis utilizing various diagnostic methodsDevelopment of molecular…

The Rabies Laboratory, located at the Wadsworth Center’s Griffin Laboratory in Guilderland, provides New York State with rabies-related laboratory services. Testing performed by the laboratory includes:Animal specimen testingHuman serology…

Welcome to the website pages of the NYSDOH Wadsworth Center’s Laboratory of Viral Disease (LVD). In the following pages you will find many interesting and helpful resources. While navigating through them, you can explore Virology news, current test…

The Parasitology Laboratory identifies various types of blood-borne, intestinal and skin parasites via microscopic analysis and/or molecular detection.Testing MenuMicroscopic Identification: Parasites in stool, tissue or other body fluid.…

Research Projects: Expand use of targeted next generation sequencing in clinical parasitology Develop digital droplet PCR assays for quantitative testing of bloodborne parasites Develop RNA-based detection assays, such as transcription-…

The Wadsworth Center Parasitology Laboratory serves as New York’s reference laboratory for parasitic identification. In order to help other laboratories become proficient in identifying parasites, the NYSDOH Parasitology Laboratory conducts…