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Submission Instructions and Forms
Submitters can send specimens to MDL for testing using one of the following methods:
- MDL Lab Web Portal (LWP) (Preferred)
- MDL General Electronic Submission Form (PDF). Available only for submitters that do not have access to the MDL LWP. Please contact MDL at MDL.Submissions@CDPH.ca.gov for additional information.
MDL Lab Web Portal (LWP) (Preferred)
The MDL Lab Web Portal, also known as Electronic Test Orders and Reporting (ETOR), is now the online resource for submitters to order laboratory tests and receive test reports.
Laboratory submitters interested in using MDL LWP please contact the CDPH LWP team at
cdph_lwp_admin@cdph.ca.gov
MDL General Submission Form (PDF)
If you do not have the updated MDL General Submission Form and your facility is not registered with our Lab Web Portal, or If you need assistance completing the form, please contact MDL at MDL.Submissions@CDPH.ca.gov.
Testing Updates
MDL MBT STAR®-Carba Replacing mCIM Testing Announcement - February 2025
MDL Extended Carbapenemase Testing FAQs - February 2025
Previous Testing Announcements
MDL Carbapenemase-Producing Organism (CPO) Colonization Testing Announcement - October 2023
MDL Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing FAQs - June 2023
MDL Candida auris Colonization Screening Announcement - March 2023
MDL Extended Carbapenemase Testing FAQs - February 2023
MDL Extended Carbapenemase Testing Update Announcement - February 2023

