For those utilizing private blood collection services
Only the tests listed in the Test Menu and Transport (V11 PDF) (list of lab tests) are permitted to be collected by external private specimen collection agencies for Eastern Zone laboratory testing.

Tests outside of this list must be collected at an Eastern Zone outpatient blood collection site or directly collected by a physician or nurse practitioner.

About External Collectors
External collectors are individuals or businesses that provide phlebotomy (blood collection) and/or urine collection services from individuals for the purpose of laboratory testing in regional health authority laboratories.

As outside agents, the services provided by external collectors are not within the scope of employment of the regional health authority. This includes health-care professionals who are employees of a regional health authority and who are collecting specimens as a business, or as a convenience for co-workers, friends or family outside of their regular work.

If you are an external collector, please read the information on this page, including the instructions and guidelines for proper collection of laboratory specimens.