Laboratory Services
Over 100 years of service to Montana's Public Health!
The Laboratory Services Bureau partners in the prevention and control of disease and the improvement of community health by providing quality testing in support of environmental and disease assessment and control to programs, health care providers, and the general public at the state and local levels.
Supervisor: Jill Cohenour, jcohenour@mt.gov, (406) 444-5261
The State Environmental Laboratory provides the following:
- Environmental Laboratory Testing
- Testing to support the Safe Drinking Water Act
- Testing for possible human exposure to identified chemical threat agents
- Technical assistance in the areas of analysis selection and results interpretation
- Water Laboratory Certification
- Consultation and certification services to laboratories that perform Drinking Water Analyses
- Environmental Laboratory Testing Fee Schedule
Microbiology Section Supervisor: Michelle Mozer, mmozer@mt.gov, (406) 444-5526
Molecular Diagnostics Section Supervisor: Jaqueline Dixon, jaqueline.dixon@mt.gov, (406) 444-6234
Serology and Newborn Screening Section Supervisor: Jeanne Lee, jlee@mt.gov, (406) 444-3040.
The Public Health Laboratory provides the following:
- Public Health Laboratory Services, including Laboratory Services Manual, and CLIA Certificate
- Newborn screening, including short-term follow-up, for genetic and metabolic disorders, and NCAA sickle cell test result request
- Online Lab Portal Procedures
- Public Health Surveillance and Guidance Documents
Biosafety Officer Crystal Fortune, cfortune@mt.gov, (406) 444-0930
Biosafety guidance includes
- Guidance regarding exposure to biological agents
- Guidance regarding packaging and shipping of infectious substances
- Biosafety and risk assessment for clinical laboratories
Packaging and Shipping Guidance includes classifying, packaging, marking, and labeling laboratory samples according to mode of transport
Laboratory Preparedness Coordinator Kim Newman, knewman@mt.gov, (406) 444-3068
Laboratory Emergency Preparedness provides the following:
- Response to public health emergencies
- Drinking Water Emergency Sampling (DWES) kits if water tampering is suspected
- Collection (CBAT) kits for unknown substance sampling for suspicious substances
- Guidance regarding toxic chemicals and biological agents
