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Public Health Laboratory (PHL)

  • PHL Home
  • About PHL
  • PHL COVID-19 Stories
  • PHL Division Highlights
  • Laboratory Emergency Preparedness
  • Environmental Laboratory
  • Infectious Disease Laboratory
  • MN Laboratory System (MLS)
  • Newborn Screening
  • MDA/MDH Laboratory Building Map (PDF)
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Public Health Laboratory
651-201-5200
health.mdhlab@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Public Health Laboratory
651-201-5200
health.mdhlab@state.mn.us

The Public Health Laboratory

A division of the Minnesota Department of Health

The Infectious Disease Laboratory Guide to Services has moved to The Infectious Disease Laboratory Test Catalog (https://labinventory.web.health.state.mn.us/#/). Please bookmark the new Test Catalog page. Guide to Services pages will be removed in the future.

The Infectious Disease Lab has updated our test offering guide (Test Catalog) to better serve our partners by providing clear, up-to-date specimen submission information. The Test Catalog now includes information regarding specimen acceptability criteria, shipping, average turnaround time, IDL test methodology, and background information about the test.

The Public Health Laboratory keeps Minnesotans safe and healthy through our three sections:

Environmental Laboratory banner, with lake and trees
Infectious Disease Laboratory banner, with virus illustration
Newborn Screening Program banner, with newborn baby
  • Environmental Laboratory: Information for clients, including forms, guides and policies.
  • Infectious Disease Laboratory: Resources for clinical submitters, including forms and a Test Catalog. This section also encompasses the Minnesota Laboratory System (MLS).
  • Newborn Screening Program: Information for parents and health care providers, including how to order educational materials and screening cards.

The Environmental Lab also collaborates with the Infectious Disease Lab’s Emergency Preparedness and Response program to constitute Laboratory Emergency Preparedness, which ensures the capability to respond rapidly to public health emergencies.

Click to read about inviting one of the Public Health Lab’s education outreach programs to your organization.

Invite us!

Learn about the Public Health Lab’s education outreach programs. We can bring hands-on, interactive, science-based programming to youths in your organization.

 

See also our What Is the Public Health Lab? page for information about our history, the services we provide, and more. If you are considering taking a position at the Public Health Laboratory, visit our Work at the Public Health Lab page.

More information

  • About Us
  • Annual Reports
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate (PDF)
  • COVID-19 Stories
  • Description of Funds
  • Highlights
  • Lab Tours (In-Person and Virtual)
  • MDH Speaks: Public Health Lab Video Series
  • On Call Policy (PDF)
  • Org Chart

Please contact the Public Health Laboratory at health.mdhlab@state.mn.us or call 651-201-5200 with any questions.

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Last Updated: 01/02/2025

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