Updated General Test Requisition Form
Please be aware that Public Health Ontario (PHO) has revised the General Test Requisition (GTR) Form. Improvements were made based on stakeholder feedback following the updates in September 2023.
What’s new?
- The Ordering Submitter/Health Care Provider (HCP) section has been reorganized to better capture contact information for the ordering health care provider, and contacts to be copied (i.e., laboratory, public health unit, other authorize healthcare provider).
- Updates to the instructions in the guide to better support completion of the form.
How to complete the Submitter/Health Care Provider (HCP) section:
- The ordering healthcare provider must be authorized to order laboratory tests in Ontario as per the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Licensing Act O. Reg. 45 s. 18.
- Fill out all ordering healthcare provider information accurately for the test to be approved and results to be transmitted to the correct provider.
- HCP Full Name field: Laboratories and hospitals should provide the Laboratory Director as the submitter, or in medical clinics with rotating healthcare providers, include the name of the attending healthcare provider.
- Licence No. field: Fill with the OHIP billing number, CPSO number, or other regulated healthcare professions’ college registration number.
- Copy To field: In addition to the primary submitter, if a copy of the results needs to be shared with another provider, complete the additional fields. If submitting from hospitals, include the name of the ordering HCP.
Electronic medical record systems
Please keep the following technical considerations in mind when incorporating the GTR Form in electronic medical record (EMR) systems:
- Ensure the layout of the form in your EMR remains the same as the GTR.
- Scale text (font size) automatically to minimize information loss.
- Do not enable the Scroll Long Text feature.
As a reminder, use of the older versions of the form predating Sept. 11, 2023 may result in test delays or cancellations.
If you have any questions about the updated form, please contact Public Health Ontario’s Laboratory Customer Service Centre at customerservicecentre@oahpp.ca.
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