Sam: enrol or sign up to submit tuberculosis (TB) take a look at outcomes

This service means that you can:
- view updated TB testing directions and work lists on-line
- produce working varieties pre-populated with ear-tag numbers to document outcomes on farms
- view take a look at dates and outcomes to assist determine animals not eligible for testing
- create non-public exams in your purchasers
- use third-party software program when Sam is unavailable
Deliberate downtime
Sam shall be unavailable from:
- 8 September (9am) to 9 September (8am)
- 15 September (9am) to 16 September (8am)
- 8 December (9am) to 13 December (8am)
Tips on how to document knowledge throughout Sam downtime
To document knowledge whereas Sam is unavailable you should use:
- the digital (excel) TB52 kind
- a paper copy of the TB52 kind
- an excel or XML file to be used in third-party software program
Sections 10 and 12 of the Sam Official Veterinarian Observe Information (PDF, 986KB) incorporates steerage on the best way to discover and use the TB52 kind.
You will need to add or manually enter your knowledge into Sam when it’s accessible once more.
Help with utilizing Sam
For assist with utilizing Sam, learn the Sam registration and enrolment person information (PDF, 2.2MB).
It’s also possible to contact the Sam helpdesk for assist:
In case you have entered knowledge into Sam incorrectly
To repair incorrect knowledge in Sam, obtain and full kind GENO2 then e-mail it to:
Tips on how to register and enrol in Sam
Full your principle coaching and examination
To register for Sam you need to have accomplished the speculation coaching for a related Official Controls Qualification (OCQ). This needs to be both:
- the OCQ(OV) – TT (tuberculin tester)
- the OCQ(AHP) – ATT
Study extra in regards to the OCQs at Enhance Worldwide.
Test you’re registered for Authorities Gateway
To entry Sam you need to register for Authorities Gateway, you probably have not performed so already.
Full the OV59 kind
To register for Sam entry, a principal or companion out of your veterinary observe should full the OV59 Software for Sam entry kind and ship it to APHA’s OV crew.
As soon as the OV crew have acquired your kind and also you’ve accomplished all different necessities for conditional authorisation, APHA will ship a recognized details letter (kind AH06) containing your Sam sign up info to your observe deal with.
Test your observe is enrolled in Sam
Earlier than you should use Sam your observe should enrol on Sam as an organisation utilizing the AHVLA-ORC service.
Practices can then hyperlink with enrolled people via the ‘Handle my brokers’ display.
Enrol within the AHVLA-AGT (agent) Sam service
All OVs, ATTs and observe admin employees should enrol on Sam as an agent utilizing the AHVLA-AGT service.
When you’ve gotten accessed the agent service, observe these steps to enrol.
- Enter the enrolment info out of your recognized details letter. The function and utility ID should be entered in capital letters.
- Enter the primary a part of your Authorities Gateway agent ID. The second a part of your agent ID shall be generated for you.
Hyperlink your particular person account to a observe account
To view your agent ID and hyperlink to a observe you need to select to ‘go surfing and handle my account’. Contact the APHA service desk should you can not discover your agent ID or have forgotten your sign up particulars.
ATTs should take away the second ‘E’ from the phrase ‘Tester’ when getting into the enrolment info. It ought to learn, ‘APPROVED TUBERCULIN TESTR’.
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