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Who can request a lab test in Alberta?

Posted June 4, 2020

physicians
dentists
podiatrists
veterinarians
registered midwives
pharmacists
registered nurses approved to provide extended health services OR using specific test order sets as part of approved, formal patient care protocols
optometrists
a member of the public if the person and the examination or procedure are part of a provincially-sponsored screening program