59MDWI44-136 governs the Air Force laboratory program, including clinical laboratory services, testing, forms, and records.
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It covers laboratory accreditation, point-of-care testing, laboratory information systems, operating locations, requisition forms, microbiology forms, and legal blood alcohol tests. It requires specified information on laboratory requests, designated forms for microbiology specimens, and retention of laboratory records.
For outpatient clinic collected samples, the DoD number, date of birth, sex, requesting location, requesting provider, provider’s contact (i.e. clinic or cell phone number), and the collection date/time are items that must be on the 59 MDW Form 120 (Standard Lab Request) in order for the laboratory to process the request(s).
Any test marked with a specific color tube next to the test name must be collected in that specific color tube. (paragraph 2)
All 59 MDW Form 120 (Standard Lab Request) forms, processed by the laboratory, will be kept in a secured area for two years. (paragraph 2)
The Microbiology section will use 59 MDW Form 120 Standard Lab Request; 59 MDW Form 3012, Throat Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 3014, Respiratory Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 59MDWI44-136 3 JANUARY 2024 5 3016, Stool Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 3022, Aerobic (Wound Superficial) Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 3055, Urine Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 3155, Blood Culture Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 5027, Anaerobic Worksheet; 59 MDW Form 5029, R/O MRSA/B-STREP B/VRE to track and record results of all specimens cultured in Microbiology. (paragraph 5)
The AFMES Form 18, Forensic Toxicology Analysis Request will be used for all legal BATs requested for judicial and /or administrative actions. (paragraph 6)