Florida Reference Laboratory Fax Number — Send Lab Records Securely
Faxing lab records to Florida Reference Laboratory is allowed under HIPAA — but only over a secure, compliant channel, which is where most people slip. Florida Reference Laboratory is a full-service reference laboratory in Miami, Florida, handling high-volume reference and send-out testing for patients and referring providers across Florida and the Southeast. This guide covers the compliant way to send PHI plus how to reach the correct office at the lab.
Florida Reference Laboratory Fax Number
Confirm the right fax with the Florida Reference Laboratory office handling your test order or account request
Hours: Routine records processing runs Monday to Friday; test orders are worked as specimens are received.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Florida Reference Laboratory
- A send-out or reference-test requisition
- The clinical notes or diagnosis codes that establish medical necessity for the tests
- A specimen-collection or send-out instruction for a referred test
- A standing-order setup for a recurring panel
- An add-on test request for a specimen already accessioned at the lab
Protected health information and Florida Reference Laboratory
Anything with a patient's diagnosis or lab result headed to Florida Reference Laboratory is protected data under HIPAA. HIPAA permits faxing PHI over a compliant, encrypted service — not a shared office machine or a free app. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month, with the Business plan at $79.99/month for higher volume — a safer route for records going to Florida Reference Laboratory than a public machine.
Release of information at Florida Reference Laboratory
Medical-record requests to Florida Reference Laboratory are handled by its records office, not a general line. Records are released to you or to the party the patient names once the request is verified. Address the cover sheet to the medical records office so it reaches the right desk.
Getting the working fax line for Florida Reference Laboratory
A fax number copied from a search result may be stale; Florida Reference Laboratory has the current one. Many labs now take orders through a lab-ordering portal or a shared EHR/LIS interface, so confirm the office still accepts fax. Once you have the working number from Florida Reference Laboratory, keep it with the patient's file for next time.
Faxing to Florida Reference Laboratory — FAQ
A number copied from a search result may be stale; Florida Reference Laboratory has the current one. Reach the specific Florida Reference Laboratory office by phone and confirm the fax it uses today. Keep the working number with the patient's file for next time. The office that receives the fax is the authority on its own number.
Submit a signed release-of-information authorization to the medical records office at Florida Reference Laboratory. Florida Reference Laboratory will tell you where to fax or upload the completed form. Name the tests and dates so the office can pull them without a follow-up. After review, the records go to you or whoever the patient designated.
Not one central number. Each office — client services, records, the laboratory team — answers a different fax. Match the office to your document, then send to that specific line. A quick call to Florida Reference Laboratory settles which line your document should use.
Every page should carry the patient's full name, date of birth, and record number. Add a cover sheet addressed to the client services and account office at Florida Reference Laboratory with your callback number. Send it as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order. A missing identifier is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at Florida Reference Laboratory.
An order and an account request route to different offices at a reference lab. Confirm the client-services and records fax lines with Florida Reference Laboratory before sending a time-sensitive order. For a standing order, note the panel and the recurring schedule. Keep the transmission confirmation in case you need to show it went through. Doing it that way avoids the most common cause of a delay.
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