# Mobile phlebotomy software that keeps the visit, the requisition and the specimen on one record

> Mobile phlebotomy is blood collection carried out where the patient is rather than in a fixed draw station, which means the requisition, the draw and the transport all happen away from the laboratory that will run the test. CLIA covers roughly 320,000 laboratory entities and requires a written or electronic test request, with an oral request confirmed in writing within 30 days. Neurobird holds the visit, the requisition and the chain of custody on one record.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/mobilephlebotomy/
- Product: Neurobird Mobile Phlebotomy Dispatch Platform
- Niche: mobile phlebotomy
- Buyer: mobile phlebotomy providers
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-22

## What Neurobird Mobile Phlebotomy does

- Schedule draws by route and show the phlebotomist what the requisition actually asks for
- Capture collection time, tube type and draw order at the bedside rather than back at the office
- Track specimen custody from the draw to the accessioning desk, with times and names
- Hold training, vaccination and exposure records for the retention periods the standard sets

## How it works

1. **Book the visit** Patient, address, ordering clinician and the tests requested sit on the visit before the phlebotomist leaves, so nobody arrives holding a partial order.
2. **Draw and record** Collection time, tubes, draw order and the collector are captured at the point of draw, which is the only moment they are known accurately.
3. **Hand it over** Every transfer of custody is a timestamped step, so a specimen questioned on arrival has a history rather than an argument.

## From the source material

> As per the BBP Standard, contaminated sharps must not be recapped but disposed of in a sharps disposal container immediately or as soon as feasible after use.

Source: osha.gov, https://www.osha.gov/bloodborne-pathogens/hazards

## Industry context

- **320,000** Laboratory entities covered by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, all regulated on the complexity of the testing they perform. (source: CMS, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/clinical-laboratory-improvement-amendments)
- **18 million** Health care workers the CDC estimates are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens including HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. (source: OSHA, bloodborne pathogens and needlestick hazards, https://www.osha.gov/bloodborne-pathogens/hazards)
- **10 working days** The window for making hepatitis B vaccination available to an employee with occupational exposure after initial assignment, once training has been given. (source: 29 CFR 1910.1030, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1910.1030)
- **30 years** How long medical records for an employee with occupational exposure must be kept: the duration of employment plus 30 years. (source: 29 CFR 1910.1030, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1910.1030)
- **30 days** The window a laboratory has to solicit a written or electronic authorisation after accepting an oral request for testing. (source: 42 CFR 493.1241, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/493.1241)
- **2 years** The minimum retention for test requisitions and authorisations, test procedures, quality control records and reports under CLIA. (source: 42 CFR 493.1105, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/493.1105)

## Pricing

- Solo and small team: $89 per month
- Service: $249 per month
- Network: $599 per month

## Questions

### What is mobile phlebotomy?

It is blood collection performed at the patient's home, workplace or care setting instead of at a fixed draw station. The clinical requirements do not change: the requisition still has to carry the information 42 CFR 493.1241 lists, including specimen source and the date and time of collection, and the specimen still has to reach the laboratory in a defensible condition.

### What has to be on a test requisition?

The requesting authorised person and their address, the patient identifier, sex and age or date of birth, the tests to be performed, the specimen source where relevant, and the date and time of collection. An oral request is allowed if written authorisation is solicited within 30 days.

### Does this replace the laboratory information system?

No. It sits in front of it. The LIS starts at accessioning. This holds everything before that: the booking, the requisition, the draw, the collection time and the custody trail that explains how the specimen arrived.

### How does it help with bloodborne pathogen compliance?

It keeps training dates, hepatitis B vaccination offers and exposure incidents against the person rather than in a filing cabinet. 29 CFR 1910.1030 expects medical records kept for the duration of employment plus 30 years, and a sharps injury log maintained alongside them.

## Sources

- [29 CFR 1910.1030, bloodborne pathogens](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1910.1030)
- [OSHA, bloodborne pathogens and needlestick hazards](https://www.osha.gov/bloodborne-pathogens/hazards)
- [42 CFR 493.1241, test request](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/493.1241)
- [42 CFR 493.1105, retention requirements](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/42/493.1105)
- [CMS, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/clinical-laboratory-improvement-amendments)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/