Technical Bulletins

2025

Volume XXV Issue 3, Mobile Laboratory Remains Closed Thursday, January 23

Volume XXV Issue 2, Prattville and Mobile Laboratories Closed

Volume XXV Issue 1, Prattville State Laboratory Closed

2024

Volume XXIV Issue 10, Reminders for Urine Specimen Submissions

Volume XXIV Issue 9, Holiday Reminders

Volume XXIV Issue 8, TB Susceptibility Testing Change

Volume XXIV Issue 7, HIV Screening Update

Volume XXIV Issue 6, Potential HIV Screening Delay

Volume XXIV Issue 5, Update to HIV Viral Load Specimens

Volume XXIV Issue 4, May - Reminder - Update to Chemistry Panels

Volume XXIV Issue 3, March - Update to Chemistry Panels

Volume XXIV Issue 2, February - Autoclaves Temporarily Out of Service

Volume XXIV Issue 1, January - Updated Temperature Requirements for TB & Mycology Specimens

2023

Volume XXIII Issue 6, November- Holiday Sample Collection Schedule

Volume XXIII Issue 5, April- Aliquoting Serum and Plasma

Volume XXIII Issue 4, March- Aliquoting Serum and Plasma

Volume XXIII Issue 3, February- Specimen Receipt Temperatures Update

Volume XXIII Issue 2, January- Updated BCL Documents

Volume XXIII Issue 1, January- Submitted Specimen Temperature Requirements

2022

Volume XXII Issue 8, September- Delayed Results for Specimens

Volume XXII Issue 7, September- Salmonella and Shigella Surveillance

Volume XXII Issue 6, June-  ACHDLS CLIA Inspection Overview

Volume XXII Issue 5, June - ADPH BCL Viral Load Assays

Volume XXII Issue 4, June - Specimen Shipping by Courier

Volume XXII Issue 3, June - Discontinuation of HIV-1 Genotyping

Volume XXII Issue 2, January - NBS Filter Paper Cards

Volume XXII Issue 1, January - Syphilis Testing Method Change

2020

Volume XX Issue 9, November - Holiday Sample Collection Schedule

Volume XX, Issue 8, October - STD Testing

Volume XX, Issue 7, October - Change in COVID-19 Testing Days & Hours

Volume XX, Issue 6, October - New HHS Requisition Form Requirements

Volume XX, Issue 2, February - NBS Filter Paper Cards

Volume XX, Issue 1, February - Mycobacteriology Testing

2019

Volume IX, Issue 7, August - Mycotics

Volume XI, Issue 6, July - Changes In NBS Forms

2018

Volume VIII, Issue 2, September - Newborn Screening Testing

Volume VIII, Issue 1, May - Syphilis Testing Updates

2017

Volume VII, Issue 4, December - Overview of 2017 ACHDLS CLIA Inspection

2015

Volume VI, Issue 5, December - 2015 ACHDLS Manual Announcement

Volume VI, Issue 1, January - Change In HIV Testing

2014

Volume V, Issue 8, December 23 - 2014 ACHDLS Manual Announcement

Volume V, Issue 5, October 9 - Packaging And Shipping Infectious Biological Materials

Volume V, Issue 4, September 15 - Aptima Collection Kits

Volume V, Issue 3, August 22 - Transport Of HIV Specimens

Volume V, Issue 1, August 1 - Change In Fax Number For Quality Management Division

2012

Volume III, Issue 3, November 6 - Change In STD Testing Service

Volume III, Issue 1, February 7 - Newborn Screening Collection Form Revision (Form # CL-89)

2011

Volume II, Issue 4, April 6 - AFB Specimen Requirements

Volume II, Issue 2, March 7 - Specimen Shipping

Volume II, Issue 1, March 4 - New Syphilis Screening