{"id":2894,"date":"2020-02-28T12:12:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T23:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/south\/canterbury\/?page_id=2894"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T03:10:35","slug":"specimen-minimum-labelling-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/south\/canterbury\/for-referrers\/specimen-collection\/specimen-minimum-labelling-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Specimen minimum labelling requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This policy does not apply to specimens processed by New Zealand Blood Services (NZBS). Please refer to the NZBS policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download our policy or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/south\/canterbury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Minimum_Labelling_Requirements.pdf\">read it here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specimen requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At least TWO of the following unique identifiers MUST BE PRESENT on the specimen:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Surname AND Given Name<\/strong> (mandatory) <em>and at least one of the following;<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Date of Birth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NHI number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Referral Laboratory Number (applies only to aliquots)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Approved locations only: Unique Patient Identifier Code and DOB or NHI number<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Request form requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following unique identifiers MUST BE PRESENT on the request form:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Surname AND given name (mandatory) <em>and at least one of the following;<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Date of birth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NHI number or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unique code from approved locations (STD clinics, donor number etc.) AND date of birth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All reports need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Location for the report;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tests required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The following are desired on the request form:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Signature of the approved requestor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full name and address of the health care provider if requiring a copy of the report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beep or contact number of requestor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Samples will NOT be returned to the referrer for relabelling. 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