Physician Requested

For homebound patients that meet physician-requested requirements, our in-home blood collection and specimen pick-up service is available at a discounted rate to patients in select provinces who meet certain criteria. For patients who do not meet the criteria, we are pleased to offer home lab services through MyVisit™.

Our in-home blood collection and specimen pick-up service is available to patients in select provinces who meet certain criteria at the request of a physician.

You are eligible for in-home collection and specimen pick up if you reside in a long-term care facility or if are unable to leave your home due to:

  • physical immobility
  • physical/mental hardship and/or pain
  • public health risk of spreading communicable diseases such as rubella or chicken pox

Individuals are not eligible if they are:

  • able to drive a motor vehicle
  • able to arrange transportation for shopping, banking or other activities
  • able and/or have returned to work

 

Requests for home blood collection and specimen pick up must be made by your healthcare provider. Only requests from physicians and healthcare providers are accepted and any changes to the lab requisition must come from the physician that placed the order. Requests for services from patients or family members will not be accepted.

For qualifying individuals, there is no charge for physician requested in-home lab services. This service is available to residents of Regina and Saskatoon.

Home lab services may be ordered for a maximum of six months at a time. The service will automatically expire at the end of the duration stated in the physician order, or after six months. Service will also expire should you no longer meet the eligibility criteria. Please note that we are unable to request a renewal on a patient’s behalf.

The length of your visit will depend on the type and number of tests that you have. Appointments generally take between 15 – 30 minutes.

Appointments can be changed or canceled with 24-hour notice. Please call your closest Mobile Lab Regional Office to arrange.

Two missed visits, without advanced notice and not due to an emergency, may result in your home service being discontinued.

 

The safety and well-being of all staff and patients is our top priority and we are committed to a safe, respectful and harassment-free environment.

Unwelcome behavior can include actions or comments that demean, offend, embarrass or isolate such as:

  • Ridiculing, taunting, belittling, humiliating or insulting someone.
  • Unwelcome sexual flirtation or advances.
  • Refusing treatment from a healthcare provider because of their race, religion or accent.

Unfortunately, home services will be discontinued in the event:

  • A patient refuses to have a specimen drawn
  • A LifeLabs staff member feels verbally or physically threatened in any way by a patient, someone in the household, or a family pet
  • The location of service has been assessed as unsafe for our staff

 

Our in-home blood collection and specimen pick-up service is available to patients who meet the criteria outlined by the provincial Ministry of Health at the request of a physician.

Patients are eligible for home collection and specimen pick up if they reside in a long-term care facility or if are unable to leave their home due to:

  • physical immobility
  • physical/mental hardship and/or pain
  • public health risk of spreading communicable diseases such as rubella or chicken pox

Individuals are not eligible if they are:

  • able to drive a motor vehicle
  • able to arrange transportation for shopping, banking or other activities
  • able and/or have returned to work

 

Requests for home blood collection and specimen pick up must be made by a heath care provider by completing these simple steps:

1.Complete a laboratory requisition form. Please indicate:

  • Frequency of the mobile visit (e.g, 1/week)
  • Duration of the service. (e.g. 1 month)

2. Phone or fax the Mobile Lab Regional Office listed below which is closest to the home of the patient.  

Once we receive the request well will notify the patient of the home visit date. Due to high volumes, an appointment for a home collection or pickup may take up to six weeks. Please note that only requests from physicians and healthcare providers are accepted and any changes to the lab requisition must come from the physician that placed the order. Requests for service from patients or family members will not be accepted. 

For a stat request requiring emergency, same-day collection, requests must be called into the appropriate Mobile Lab Regional Office by 11:30 a.m.

For qualifying individuals, there is no charge for physician requested in-home lab services. This service is available to residents of Regina and Saskatoon.

Home lab services may be order for a maximum of six months at a time. The service will automatically expire at the end of the duration stated in the physician order, or after six months. Service will also expire should the patient no longer meet the eligibility criteria. Please note that we are unable to request a renewal on a patient’s behalf.

The safety and well-being of all staff and patients is our top priority and we are committed to a safe, respectful and harassment-free environment.

Unwelcome behavior can include actions or comments that demean, offend, embarrass or isolate such as:

  • Ridiculing, taunting, belittling, humiliating or insulting someone.
  • Unwelcome sexual flirtation or advances.
  • Refusing treatment from a healthcare provider because of their race, religion or accent.

Unfortunately, home services will be discontinued in the event:

  • A patient refuses to have a specimen drawn
  • A LifeLabs staff member feels verbally or physically threatened in any way by a patient, someone in the household, or a family pet
  • The location of service has been assessed as unsafe for our staff