Idaho Bureau of Laboratories

The role of IBL is to provide laboratory services to support the programs within the Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho's seven public health districts, other state agencies, and citizens. These services can be organized into four functional domains.

testing

• Electronic test requests and results:

        -Request access to electronic test requests and results

        -Access electronic test requests and results: LabOnline

• Communicable disease agents in clinical specimens:

        -Clinical Test Request Form

        -Mosquito Pool Submission Form

        -Rabies Test Request Form

• Contaminants or adulterants in water, food, and soil: Environmental test request forms

        -Ground Water Quality Near Me: Interactive map to determine what contaminants to test for

• Biological and chemical threat test request forms

inspection

• Clinical and environmental laboratories
• X-ray and mammography units
• Air quality monitoring stations

training

• Consultation and workforce development
• Continuing educations seminars and telelectures
• Scientific presentations at local, regional, and national meetings

outreach

• Development and evaluation of new analytical methods
• Maintenance of the Idaho Sentinel Laboratory Network
• Publication of applied public health research