Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter B - REPORTING OF DISEASES, INFECTIONS AND CONDITIONS › DISEASES AND CONDITIONS REQUIRING SPECIAL REPORTING › Section 27.32a - Reporting AIDS, HIV, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV viral load test results, including detectable and undetectable viral load results and HIV genotype test results, and perinatal exposure of newborns to HIV

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Reporting by clinical laboratories.
(1) A person in charge of a clinical
					 laboratory shall report CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages electronically
					 to the Department through the appropriate electronic disease surveillance
					 system within 5 work days of obtaining the test results.
(2) A person in charge of a clinical
					 laboratory shall report positive test results of any test approved by the FDA
					 to establish the presence of HIV, including a serologic, virologic, nucleic
					 acid (DNA or RNA) or any other type of test the FDA approves to establish the
					 presence of HIV. The report shall be made to the appropriate electronic disease
					 surveillance system within 5 work days of obtaining the test results.
(3) A person in charge of a clinical
					 laboratory shall report HIV viral load test results, including detectable and
					 undetectable viral load results, and HIV genotyping results, to the Department
					 through the appropriate electronic disease surveillance system, within 5 work
					 days of obtaining the test results.
(4) The report shall include the following
					 information:
(i) The individual's name and the
					 address, city, county and zip code of the individual's residence.
(ii) The patient identifying number assigned
					 to the individual by the physician or at the facility requesting the laboratory
					 test.
(iii) The individual's date
					 of birth (month, day, year).
(iv)
					 The individual's sex.
(v) The
					 individual's race/ethnicity.
(vi)
					 The date of each test performed.
(vii) The type of tests performed.
(viii) The results of the tests.
(ix) The name of the person or entity
					 submitting the specimen for testing.
(x) The address of the person or entity
					 submitting the specimen for testing, including the zip code, physical address
					 and telephone number of the submitter.
(5) To enable the laboratory to complete the
					 report it is required to file with the Department, a person or entity that
					 requests a laboratory test for HIV, a CD4 T-lymphocyte count or percentage, or
					 HIV viral load test results, including detectable or undetectable test results,
					 and HIV genotype test results shall provide to the laboratory the information
					 in subsection (a)(4), with the exception of subparagraphs (vi)-(ix). In
					 addition to the information included in subsection (a)(4), a person or entity
					 that requests a laboratory test for HIV, a CD4 T-lymphocyte count or
					 percentage, an HIV viral load test result, including detectable or undetectable
					 test results, and HIV genotype test results shall provide to the laboratory the
					 date each test was requested and the type of test or tests requested.