Packaging & Shipping

The Universal Form Instructional Guide (PDF  is an instructional guide only. The form included in this guide should not be printed and used to submit samples to the Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratory (KHEL). If you are in need of Universal Forms, please order them with the Requisition for Specimen Kits Form.

  • Use the Change Authorization Request Form (PDF) for all re-issued reports, demographic corrections, test additions, or other laboratory report modifications. The form must be signed, dated, and faxed to the Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL) before any final changes will be made on all preliminary or final laboratory reports.

  • Use the Laboratory Report Delivery Form (PDF) to change submitting health care facility preference for laboratory report delivery. The form must be signed, dated, and faxed to the KHEL before any changes will be made to the current laboratory report delivery method.

Related Documents

Category A, Infectious Substances

  1. Category A Cold Infectious Substance Packaging Guide (PDF)
  2. Category A Infectious Substance Packaging Guide (PDF)

Category B, Biological Substances

  1. Blood Lead Collection and Shipping Guide (DOC)
  2. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Packaging Guide (PDF)
  3. Diagnostic Sputum (TB) Packaging Guide (PDF)
  4. Feces (Bacterial Culture) Packaging Guide (PDF)
  5. Feces (Bacterial Culture, cold) Packaging Guide (PDF)
  6. Feces (Parasite) Packaging Guide (PDF)
  7. Serum (Cold) Packing Guide (PDF)
  8. Virus Shipper Guide (PDF)
  9. Whole Blood Packaging Guide (PDF)
  10. Zika Collection and Shipping Guide (PDF)

Other Clinical Specimen Instructional Guides

  1. Blood Lead Screening Form Instructions (DOC)
  2. Neonatal Form Instructions Guide (PDF)

Packaging & Shipping Checklists

  1. Category A, Infectious Substances Packaging and Shipping Checklist (DOT) (PDF)
  2. Category B, Biological Substances Packaging and Shipping Checklist (DOT and USPS Regulations) (PDF)
  3. Checklist for Completing the Shippers Declaration (PDF)

Shipping Chemical Emergency Samples Related to Human Exposure to the Kansas Health & Environment Laboratories

If a chemical exposure event occurs in Kansas all human clinical samples are to be submitted to the Kansas Health and Environment Laboratories (KHEL). Note that if KHEL cannot analyze the samples, they will ship them to the appropriate laboratory to be analyzed. Samples should be submitted as identified within the flowcharts "Shipping Blood Specimens after a Chemical Exposure Event to KHEL" and "Shipping Urine Specimens after a Chemical Exposure Event to KHEL." A Universal Form should be completed for all patients and the bar code labels from the Universal Forms must be applied to the patients' specimen containers. The Universal Form will act as the shipping manifests for the samples. See the "CDC Instructions for Collecting, Labeling and Shipping Specimens During a Chemical Exposure Event" for written instructions on packaging and shipping the specimens. Guidance on these documents may be obtained by contacting the KHEL Laboratory Preparedness and Response Team at 785-296-1620 or by email.