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Shipping Information
• Please use only guaranteed overnight couriers (FedEx, DHL, UPS) to insure Next Day delivery.
• As per CLIA and CAP regulations, all specimens must be submitted with a completed test requisition.
• Samples submitted from New York must have a completed informed consent form or must indicate on the test requisition that consent has been obtained.
• All specimens must be labeled with the patient name, sample date and time. For tests that have age related reference ranges, the patient's date of birth and sample collection date is required information; the age of the patient may be used when the date of birth is unavailable.
• Use indelible ink or gummed labels to label samples.
• Place samples inside a specimen inside a specimen transport bag and the associated documents inside the pouch in the specimen transport bag. Do not place the documentation inside the specimen transport bag with the sample.
• Ship samples Monday through Thursday only. Please note that samples for CPTII Enzyme Assay and Mitochondrial Beta Oxidation Defects must be shipped Monday through Wednesday only. No Saturday deliveries will be accepted.
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