reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.209 - Facilities, procedures and instrumentation

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Facilities
. A registrant
				  shall engage in the practice of fitting or selling a hearing aid only if the
				  registrant provides:
(1) An appropriate test
				  area, the ambient noise level of which shall have a documented readout of 55 dB
				  or lower on the A scale of a sound level meter.
(2) A selection of hearing aid models,
				  supplies and accessories to provide for the immediate needs of hearing aid
				  users or prospective hearing aid users.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.210 - Receipt, disclosure agreement and money back guarantee to purchaser-purchaser protection

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Receipt
. Upon the sale of a hearing aid, the registrant shall
				  provide the purchaser a signed receipt. The receipt may be made out on more
				  than one sheet of paper and shall contain the following:
(1) The date of sale.
(2) The make, model and serial number or, if
				  no serial number is applicable, an identification number of the hearing
				  aid.
(3) The address of the
				  principal place of business of the registrant.
(4) If the hearing aid is used or
				  reconditioned, a statement which provides that information and which meets the
				  requirements of §
											25.215(23)
				  (relating to denial, revocation or suspension of registrant's
				  certificate).
(5) The registrant's
				  registration certificate number.
(6) The terms of any guarantee or express
				  warranty made to the purchaser with respect to the hearing aid.
(7) A copy of the written forms as required
				  by §
											25.211 (relating to medical
				  recommendations; waiver forms).
(8)
				  A statement on or attached to the receipt, in no smaller than 10 point type, as
				  follows:
"The purchaser has been advised at the outset of his
					 relationship with the hearing aid dealer that any examination or representation
					 made by a registered hearing aid dealer and fitter in connection with the
					 practice of fitting and selling of this hearing aid, is not an examination,
					 diagnosis or prescription by a person licensed to practice medicine in this
					 Commonwealth and therefore must not be regarded as medical opinion."
(9) A statement on the face of the
				  receipt, in no smaller than 10 point bold type, as follows: "If your rights are
				  violated, you may contact the State Bureau of Consumer Protection, the
				  Pennsylvania Department of Health in Harrisburg, or your local district
				  attorney."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.211 - Medical recommendations; waiver forms

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Except when selling a replacement of a
				  worn out or damaged hearing aid, when selling a hearing aid for the use of a
				  prospective hearing aid user who is 19 years of age or older, a registrant
				  shall either obtain for the prospective user a medical recommendation that
				  complies with §
										25.212 (relating to medical
				  recommendations by examining physicians), or ensure that the prospective user
				  or authorized representative signs a waiver form as provided under section 403
				  of the act (35 P. S. §
											6700-403).
				  The waiver form shall be prepared and used as follows:
(1) The waiver form shall be in 10 point type
				  or larger.
(2) The waiver shall be
				  read to the prospective hearing aid user or authorized representative and
				  explained in a manners that the individual is not encouraged to waive a medical
				  examination and so that the individual will be thoroughly aware that signing
				  the waiver will not be in the prospective hearing aid user's best
				  interest.
(3) The waiver form shall
				  read as follows:
I have been advised that my best interests would be served
					 if I had a medical examination by an otologist or otolaryngologist or any
					 licensed physician before my purchase of a hearing aid.
____________
(Registrant's Name) has fully and clearly informed me of
					 the value of such medical examination. After such explanation, I voluntarily
					 sign this waiver. I choose not to seek a medical examination before the
					 purchase of the hearing aid.
_________________________
(Signature of Registrant)
_________________________
(Address of Registrant)
_________________________
(Signature of Purchaser)
_________________________
(Date of Signature)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.212 - Medical recommendations by examining physicians

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Whenever a medical examination is
				  performed under the act or Federal requirements, before fitting and selling a
				  hearing aid the registrant shall ensure that a medical recommendation has been
				  signed by the examining physician, within 180 days before the sale, on a form
				  which includes the following statement or its equivalent:
I have medically evaluated the hearing ability of
_________________________
(Patient's Name)
and a hearing aid may be beneficial to this person.
_________________________
(Signature of Physician)
_________________________
(Date of Evaluation)
(b) If the prospective hearing aid user is 18
				  years of age or younger, the registrant shall ensure that the prospective
				  user's date of birth has been included on the medical recommendation
				  form.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												25.211 (relating to medical
						recommendations; waiver forms); and 28 Pa. Code §
												25.214 (relating to
						recordkeeping).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.213 - Consumer review

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Before signing
				  a waiver form under §
										25.211 (relating to medical
				  recommendations; waiver forms) and before the sale of a hearing aid to or for
				  the use of a prospective hearing aid user, the registrant shall:
(1) Provide the prospective hearing aid user
				  or authorized representative with a copy of the User Instructional Brochure for
				  the hearing aid that has been or may be selected for the prospective
				  user.
(2) Review the content of the
				  User Instructional Brochure with the prospective hearing aid user or authorized
				  representative orally or in the predominant method of communication used during
				  the sale.
(3) Give the prospective
				  hearing aid user or authorized representative an opportunity to read the User
				  Instructional Brochure.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.214 - Recordkeeping

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A registrant shall, upon the consummation of a sale of a
					 hearing aid, keep and maintain records in the registrant's office or place of
					 business at all times. These records shall be kept for 7 years and shall
					 include the following:
(1) Results of
				  all testing conducted under §
										25.209 (relating to facilities,
				  procedures and instrumentation). The minimum acceptable test records shall be
				  records of:
(i) Pure tone tests including air
				  and bone conduction with masking where appropriate, and the ambient noise level
				  of the test area.
(ii) Speech
				  reception threshold expressed in decibels of hearing level.
(iii) Most comfortable level expressed in
				  decibels.
(iv) Uncomfortable
				  (tolerance) level expressed in decibels.
(v) Word discrimination test results
				  expressed in percentage indicating the test words used, presentation level,
				  masking level (if applicable), and signal to noise ratio (if
				  applicable).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.217 - Approval of continuing education programs

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A person may apply to the Department for
				  approval of a continuing education program by submitting to the Department an
				  application on a form supplied by the Department. The applicant shall supply
				  the information requested in the application, including specification of
				  whether the program is fully or partially devoted to any of the core subjects
				  specified in §
										25.216(e) 
				  (relating to continuing education requirements). The Department will grant
				  approval of a continuing education program and designate whether the program is
				  assigned full or partial credit in one of the core subjects, if the applicant
				  satisfies the Department that the program the applicant will offer will meet
				  the following minimum standards:
(1) The
				  program shall contribute directly to the professional competence, skills and
				  education of a hearing aid fitter.
(2) The program instructors shall possess the
				  necessary practical and academic skills to conduct the program
				  effectively.
(3) Program materials
				  shall be clear, informative, grammatical, carefully prepared, readable and
				  distributed to attendees at or before the time the program is offered whenever
				  practical.
(4) The program shall be
				  presented by a responsible instructor who is experienced and knowledgable in
				  the subject matter being taught, in a setting that is conducive to learning the
				  material being taught, including any necessary equipment and facilities, and is
				  devoted to the educational purpose of the program.
(5) The program shall be open to persons who
				  have a current, suspended or expired hearing aid fitter's registration
				  certificate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.220 - Right to enter, inspect and obtain records

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Upon request of a Department representative during regular
					 and usual business hours, or at other times when that representative possesses
					 a reasonable belief that a violation of this subchapter may exist, and upon the
					 representative presenting documentation to identify himself as a representative
					 of the Department, a registrant or person who offers a continuing education
					 program shall:
(1) Produce for
				  inspection equipment and supplies maintained pursuant to this
				  subchapter.
(2) Produce for
				  inspection, permit copying and provide within a reasonable period of time,
				  records maintained under this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 25 - CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, DEVICES AND COSMETICS › Subchapter B - HEARING AID SALES AND REGISTRATION › Section 25.221 - Exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Department may grant an exception to a requirement of
					 this subchapter for good cause shown, except for a statutory requirement that
					 is repeated in this subchapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 26 - OPIOID TREATMENT AGREEMENTS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 26.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
This chapter provides for the regulation of Opioid Treatment
				  Agreements for those prescribers and individuals who are required to enter into
				  these agreements when opioids are prescribed for the treatment of chronic
				  pain.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 26 - OPIOID TREATMENT AGREEMENTS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 26.2 - Legal basis

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) This chapter is
				promulgated by the Department under the powers granted and the duties mandated
				by section 52B03 of the act of November 27, 2019 (P.L. 764, No. 112) (Act
				112).
(b) The Department has the
				power to promulgate temporary regulations within 90 days of the effective date
				of Act 112. The temporary regulations shall not be subject to:
(1) Sections 201-205 of the act of July 31,
				1968 (P.L. 769, No. 240), known as the Commonwealth Documents Law.
(2) Sections 204(b) and 301(10) of the act of
				October 15, 1980 (P.L. 950, No. 164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act
				(71
				P.S. §§
											732-204(b)
				and 732-301(10)).
(3) The act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No.
				181) (71 P.S. §§
											745.1-745.14) known as the Regulatory Review
				Act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 26 - OPIOID TREATMENT AGREEMENTS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 26.5 - Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A violation of
				this chapter by a prescriber shall be subject to sanctions under the
				prescriber's professional practice act and by the appropriate licensing
				board.
(b) The Department will
				refer a complaint of a violation of this chapter, if known to the Department,
				to the appropriate licensing board for sanctions under subsection
				(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.2 - Specific identified reportable diseases, infections and conditions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The diseases, infections and conditions in Subchapter B
					 (relating to the reporting of diseases, infections and conditions) are
					 reportable to the Department or the appropriate local health authority by the
					 persons or entities in the manner and within the time frames set out in this
					 chapter.
The provisions of this §
												27.2 amended under sections 4 and
						16 of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S.
						§§
													521.4 and
						521.16); and sections 2102(g)
						and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
													532(g) and
						541(b)).
This section cited in 6 Pa. Code §
												11.3 (relating to definitions); 28
						Pa. Code §
												5.52 (relating to contents of
						records); 28 Pa. Code §
												27.1 (relating to definitions); 28
						Pa. Code §
												567.3 (relating to policies and
						procedures); 55 Pa. Code §
												2380.111 (relating to individual
						physical examination); 55 Pa. Code §
												2380.113 (relating to staff
						physical examination); 55 Pa. Code §
												2380.114 (relating to communicable
						diseases); 55 Pa. Code §
												2600.16 (relating to reportable
						incidents and conditions); 55 Pa. Code §
												2800.16 (relating to reportable
						incidents and conditions); 55 Pa. Code §
												3800.16 (relating to reportable
						incidents); 55 Pa. Code §
												6400.152 (relating to communicable
						diseases); and 55 Pa. Code §
												6500.126 (relating to communicable
						diseases).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.3 - Reporting outbreaks and unusual diseases, infections and conditions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A person
				  required to report under this chapter shall report an outbreak within 24 hours,
				  and in accordance with §
										27.4 (relating to reporting
				  cases).
(b) A person required to
				  report under this chapter who suspects a public health emergency, shall report
				  an unusual occurrence of a disease, infection or condition not listed as
				  reportable in Subchapter B (relating to reporting of diseases, infections and
				  conditions) or defined as an outbreak, within 24 hours, and in accordance with
				  §
										27.4.
(c) Any unusual or group expression of
				  illness which the Department designates as a public health emergency shall be
				  reported within 24 hours, and in accordance with §
										27.4.
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												5.52 (relating to contents of
						records); and 28 Pa. Code §
												27.35 (relating to reporting cases
						of diseases in animals).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.4 - Reporting cases

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Except where
				  otherwise noted in this chapter, a case shall be reported to the Department
				  through the appropriate electronic disease surveillance system.
(b) A reporter may make a preliminary report
				  of a case by telephone. The preliminary report must be followed by a formal
				  report made through the appropriate electronic disease surveillance
				  system.
(c) A case shall be
				  reported using the appropriate case report format. The requested information
				  shall be provided by the reporter, irrespective of the manner in which the
				  report is submitted. Access to the appropriate electronic disease surveillance
				  system may be obtained from the Department upon request.
The provisions of this §
												27.4 issued under sections
						2101-2111 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
													531-561); amended under section 16 of the
						Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
													521.16); sections 3 and 5 of the Newborn
						Child Testing Act (35 P.S. §§
													623 and
						625); section 16(a) of the
						Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
													521.16(a)); sections
						2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
						§§
													532(g),
						536(a) and 541(b)); and
						section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
													448.803).
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
												5.52 (relating to contents of
						records); 28 Pa. Code §
												27.3 (relating to reporting
						outbreaks and unusual diseases, infections and conditions); 28 Pa. Code §
												27.21a (relating to reporting of
						cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities); 28 Pa. Code
						§
												27.24a (relating to reporting of
						cases by veterinarians); 28 Pa. Code §
												27.30 (relating to reporting cases
						of certain diseases in the newborn child); and 28 Pa. Code §
												27.35 (relating to reporting cases
						of disease in animals).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.5a - Confidentiality of case reports

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Case reports submitted to the Department or to an LMRO are
					 confidential. Neither the reports, nor any information contained in them which
					 identifies or is perceived by the Department or the LMRO as capable of being
					 used to identify a person named in a report, will be disclosed to any person
					 who is not an authorized employe or agent of the Department or the LMRO, and
					 who has a legitimate purpose to access case information, except for any of the
					 following reasons:
(1) When disclosure
				  is necessary to carry out a purpose of the act, as determined by the Department
				  or LMRO, and disclosure would not violate another act or regulation.
(2) When disclosure is made for a research
				  purpose for which access to the information has been granted by the Department
				  or an LMRO. Access shall be granted only when disclosure would not violate
				  another act or regulation. The research shall be subject to strict supervision
				  by the LMRO to ensure that the use of information disclosed is limited to the
				  specific research purpose and will not involve the further disclosure of
				  information which identifies or is perceived as being able to be used to
				  identify a person named in a report.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.6 - Disciplinary consequences for violating reporting responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Failure of a
				  clinical laboratory to comply with the reporting provisions of this chapter may
				  result in restrictions being placed upon or revocation of the laboratory's
				  permit to operate as a clinical laboratory, as provided for in the Clinical
				  Laboratory Act (35 P. S. §§
											2151-2165) unless failure to report is due to
				  circumstances beyond the control of the clinical laboratory.
(b) Failure of a Department licensed health
				  care facility to comply with the reporting provisions of this chapter may
				  result in restrictions being placed upon or revocation of the health care
				  facility's license, as provided for in the Health Care Facilities Act
				  (35
				  P. S. §§
											448.101-448.904b).
(c) Failure of a health care practitioner to
				  comply with the reporting provisions of this chapter may result in referral of
				  that matter to the appropriate licensure board for disciplinary
				  action.
(d) Failure of a child care
				  group setting to comply with the reporting provisions of this chapter may
				  result in referral of that matter to the appropriate licensing agency for
				  appropriate action.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.7 - Cooperation between clinical laboratories and persons who order laboratory tests

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
To facilitate the reporting of cases by clinical
					 laboratories, the following is required:
(1) When a clinical laboratory is requested
				  to conduct a test which, depending upon the results, would impose a reporting
				  duty upon the clinical laboratory, the clinical laboratory shall provide to the
				  person who orders the testing, a form that solicits all information which is
				  required for completion of the applicable case report form.
(2) A person who orders testing subject to
				  paragraph (1) shall, at the time of ordering the test, provide the clinical
				  laboratory with the information solicited by the form which that person either
				  possesses or may readily obtain.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY › Part III - Prevention of Diseases › Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 27.8 - Criminal penalties for violating the act or this chapter

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A person who
				  violates any provision of the act or this chapter shall, for each offense, upon
				  conviction thereof in a summary proceeding before a district justice in the
				  county wherein the offense was committed, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
				  less than $25 and not more than $300, together with costs, and in default of
				  payment of the fine and costs, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a
				  period not to exceed 30 days.
(b) A
				  person afflicted with communicable tuberculosis, ordered to be quarantined or
				  isolated in an institution, who leaves without consent of the medical director
				  of the institution, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
				  shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or
				  undergo imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than 6 months, or
				  both.
(c) Prosecutions may be
				  instituted by the Department, by a local health authority, or by any person
				  having knowledge of a violation of the act or this chapter.
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 › GENERAL › Section 27.21a - Reporting of cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Except as set
					 forth in this section or as otherwise set forth in this chapter, a health care
					 practitioner or health care facility is required to report a case of a disease,
					 infection or condition in subsection (b) as specified in §
											27.4 (relating to reporting
					 cases), if the health care practitioner or health care facility treats or
					 examines a person who is suffering from, or who the health care practitioner or
					 health care facility suspects, because of symptoms or the appearance of the
					 individual, of having a reportable disease, infection or condition:
(1) A health care practitioner or health care
					 facility is not required to report a case if that health care practitioner or
					 health care facility has reported the case previously.
(2) A health care practitioner or health care
					 facility is not required to report a case of influenza unless the disease is
					 confirmed by laboratory evidence of the causative agent.
(3) A health care practitioner or health care
					 facility is not required to report a case of chlamydia trachomatis infection
					 unless the disease is confirmed by laboratory evidence of the infectious
					 agent.
(4) A health care
					 practitioner or health care facility is not required to report a case of cancer
					 unless the health care practitioner or health care facility provides screening,
					 therapy or diagnostic services to cancer patients.
(5) Only physicians and hospitals are
					 required to report cases of AIDS.
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 › GENERAL › Section 27.23 - Reporting of cases by persons other than health care practitioners, health care facilities, veterinarians or laboratories

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Except with respect to reporting cancer, AIDS, CD4
						T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV test results or perinatal exposure of
						a newborn to HIV, HIV viral load results, including detectable and undetectable
						viral load results, and HIV genotype test results, individuals in charge of the
						following types of group facilities identifying a disease, infection or
						condition listed in §
											27.21a (relating to reporting of
						cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities) by symptom,
						appearance or diagnosis shall make a report within the timeframes required in
						§ 27.21a:
(1) Institutions
					 maintaining dormitories and living rooms.
(2) Orphanages.
(3) Child care group settings.
The provisions of this §
													27.23 amended under section 16(a)
						  and (b) of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
														521.16(a) and (b)); sections
						  2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
						  §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803).
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 › GENERAL › Section 27.24a - Reporting of cases by veterinarians

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A veterinarian is required to report a case, as specified
						in §
											27.4 (relating to reporting
						cases), only if the veterinarian treats or examines an animal which the
						veterinarian suspects of having a disease set forth in §
											27.35(a)
						(relating to reporting cases of disease in animals).
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 › GENERAL › Section 27.29 - Reporting for special research projects

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person in charge of a hospital or other institution for
						the treatment of disease shall, upon request of the Department, make reports of
						a disease or condition for which the Board has approved a specific study to
						enable the Department to determine and employ the most efficient and practical
						means to protect and to promote the health of the people by the prevention and
						control of the disease or condition. The reports shall be made on forms
						prescribed by the Department and shall be transmitted to the Department or to
						local health authorities as directed by the Department.
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 27.30 - Reporting cases of certain diseases in the newborn child

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Reports of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH),
						galactosemia, maple syrup urine disease, phenylketonuria, primary congenital
						hypothyroidism and sickle cell disease shall be made to the Division of Newborn
						Disease Prevention and Identification, Bureau of Family Health, as specified in
						Chapter 28 (relating to screening and follow-up for diseases of the newborn)
						and those provisions of §
											27.4 (relating to reporting cases)
						consistent with Chapter 28 and this section.
The provisions of this §
													27.30 amended under section 16(a)
						  of the Disease Control and Prevention Act of 1955 (35 P. S. §
														521.16(a)); sections 2102(g)
						  and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
														532(g) and
						  541(b)); and sections 3 and 5
						  of the Newborn Child Testing Act (35 P. S. §§
														623 and
						  625).
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
													27.22 (relating to reporting of
						  cases by clinical laboratories).
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 27.31 - Reporting cases of cancer

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A hospital,
					 clinical laboratory, or other health care facility providing screening,
					 diagnostic or therapeutic services for cancer to cancer patients shall report
					 each case of cancer to the Department in a format prescribed by the Cancer
					 Registry, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research, within 180 days of the
					 patient's discharge, if an inpatient or, if an outpatient, within 180 days
					 following diagnosis or initiation of treatment.
(b) A health care practitioner providing
					 screening, diagnostic or therapeutic services to cancer patients for cancer
					 shall report each cancer case to the Department in a format prescribed by the
					 Cancer Registry, Bureau of Health Statistics and Research, within 5 work days
					 of diagnosis. Cases directly referred to or previously admitted to a hospital
					 or other health care facility providing screening, diagnostic or therapeutic
					 services to cancer patients in this Commonwealth, and reported by those
					 facilities, are exceptions and do not need to be reported by the health care
					 practitioner.
(c) The Department or
					 its authorized representative shall be afforded physical access to all records
					 of physicians and surgeons, hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing homes and
					 all other facilities, individuals or agencies providing services to patients
					 which would identify cases of cancer or would establish characteristics of the
					 cancer, treatment of the cancer or medical status of any identified cancer
					 patient.
(d) Reports submitted
					 under this section are confidential and may not be open to public inspection or
					 dissemination. Information for specific research purposes may be released in
					 accordance with procedures established by the Department with the advice of the
					 Pennsylvania Cancer Control, Prevention and Research Advisory Board.
(e) Case reports of cancer shall be sent to
					 the Cancer Registry, Division of Health Statistics, Bureau of Health Statistics
					 and Research, unless otherwise directed by the Department.
The provisions of this §
													27.31 issued under The
						  Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
														531-545); the Disease Prevention and Control
						  Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §§
														521.1-521.21); and the Pennsylvania Cancer
						  Control, Prevention and Research Act (35 P.S. §§
														5631-5637).
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
													27.21a (relating to reporting of
						  cases by health care practitioners and health care facilities); and 28 Pa. Code
						  §
													27.22 (relating to reporting of
						  cases by clinical laboratories).
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 27.32b - Confidential and anonymous testing

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Anonymous testing for HIV, except for
					 blinded HIV testing authorized under section 5(f) of the Confidentiality of
					 HIV-Related Information Act (35 P. S. §
												7605(f)), may only be
					 provided at State-designated anonymous testing sites. All other HIV testing
					 shall be conducted confidentially with the name of the tested individual
					 collected, and the name of the individual reported when the result of the test
					 is reportable. A person or entity reporting as required in this section shall
					 offer all HIV and AIDS-related services confidentially and may not provide
					 anonymous testing, or consider any test or its results to be anonymous, unless
					 it is a State-designated anonymous HIV testing site.
(b) Anonymous test results shall be reported
					 in accordance with §
											27.32a(b)(2)
					 (relating to reporting AIDS, HIV, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV
					 viral load test results, including detectable and undetectable test results,
					 and HIV genotype test results and perinatal exposure of newborns to HIV). In
					 lieu of the information required in §
											27.32a(b)(2)(i),
					 the report of an anonymous test shall include an assigned number preprinted on
					 the HIV counseling and testing report form. The report shall also include the
					 individual's county of residence.
(c) The Department may create and fund an
					 additional anonymous HIV-testing site in a particular area when it finds, based
					 on demographic information reported to it under this chapter, that there is a
					 lack of access to anonymous HIV testing in that particular area.
(1) The Department may begin the process of
					 designating an anonymous HIV testing site either by contacting a provider or by
					 responding to a request from a provider to increase the number of sites in the
					 geographic area specified by the request.
(2) If a provider is designated as an
					 anonymous HIV-testing site, the provider shall adhere to the CDC's
Guidelines for Counseling, Testing, Referral and Partner
					 Notification
and to the terms set out by the Department in any grant
					 agreement.
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 27.32c - Partner services relating to HIV and AIDS

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A person providing an AIDS diagnosis, HIV
					 test results, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV viral load test
					 results including detectable and undetectable viral load test results, or HIV
					 genotype test results to an individual may ask for the Department's assistance
					 with counseling if the person chooses to do so.
(b) A person providing an AIDS diagnosis, HIV
					 test results, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV viral load test
					 results, including detectable and undetectable viral load test results, or HIV
					 genotype test results to an individual shall inform the individual that the
					 Department or a local health department may contact the individual for a
					 voluntary confidential interview to discuss partner services, including
					 counseling, testing, referral and partner notification.
(c) Counseling, testing referral and partner
					 notification services shall be performed in accordance with the Confidentiality
					 of HIV-Related Information Act (35 P.S. §§
												7601-7612).
The provisions of this §
													27.32c adopted under section 16(b)
						  of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §§
														521.1-521.21); sections 2102(g), 2106(a) and
						  2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803); amended under section 16(a) and (b)
						  of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
														521.16(a) and (b)); sections
						  2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
						  §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803).
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 27.32d - Department authority to require complete reporting

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Department will have access to and may review the
						patient records of health care practitioners, hospitals, persons providing HIV
						services and persons in charge of entities providing HIV services, who make
						diagnoses of AIDS, or who receive or provide HIV test results, CD4 T-lymphocyte
						counts or percentages, HIV viral load test results including detectable and
						undetectable test results, or HIV genotype test results. Access and review will
						enable the Department to conduct case investigations, to determine whether
						under-reporting is occurring, to investigate reporting delays and to
						investigate other reporting problems.
The provisions of this §
													27.32d adopted under section 16(b)
						  of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
														521.16(b)); sections
						  2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
						  §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803); amended under section 16(a) and (b)
						  of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
														521.16(a) and (b)); sections
						  2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
						  §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803).
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 27.32e - Record audits

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Department
					 may conduct record audits of the records of health care practitioners,
					 hospitals, persons providing HIV services and persons in charge of entities
					 providing HIV services, who make diagnoses of AIDS or who receive or provide
					 HIV test results, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and percentages, HIV viral load test
					 results including detectable and undetectable test results, or HIV genotype
					 test results for the purpose of obtaining information allowing the Department
					 to complete HIV, CD4 T-lymphocyte case reports, and viral load and HIV
					 genotyping case reports to aid it in tracking trends in disease and obtaining
					 additional funding for prevention and treatment programs. The Department may
					 audit records going back to January 1, 2000, for this purpose.
(b) The Department may require special
					 reports of persons or entities required to report under this chapter to ensure
					 compliance with this chapter.
The provisions of this §
													27.32e adopted under section 16(b)
						  of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §§
														521.1-521.21); sections 2102(g), 2106(a) and
						  2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803); amended under section 16(a) and (b)
						  of the Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955 (35 P.S. §
														521.16(a) and (b)); sections
						  2102(g), 2106(a) and 2111(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S.
						  §§
														532(g),
						  536(a) and 541(b)); and
						  section 803 of the Health Care Facilities Act (35 P.S. §
														448.803).
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 27.33 - Reporting cases of sexually transmitted disease

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Reportable sexually transmitted diseases
					 and infections are as follows:
(1)
					 Chancroid.
(2) Chlamydia
					 trachomatis infections.
(3)
					 Gonococcal infections.
(4)
					 Granuloma inguinale.
(5)
					 Lymphogranuloma venereum.
(6)
					 Syphilis.
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 27.34 - Reporting cases of lead poisoning

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Reporting by clinical laboratories.
(1) A clinical laboratory shall report all
					 blood lead test results on both venous and capillary specimens for persons
					 under 16 years of age to the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program,
					 Division of Maternal and Child Health, Bureau of Family Health.
(2) A clinical laboratory shall report an
					 elevated blood lead level in a person 16 years of age or older to the Division
					 of Environmental Health Epidemiology, Bureau of Epidemiology or to other
					 locations as designated by the Department. An elevated blood lead level is
					 defined by the National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health (NIOSH).
					 As of January 26, 2002, NIOSH defines an elevated blood lead level as a venous
					 blood lead level of 25 micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL) or higher. The
					 Department will publish in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
any NIOSH
					 update of the definition within 30 days of NIOSH's notification to the
					 Department.
(3) A clinical
					 laboratory which conducts blood lead tests of 100 or more specimens per month
					 shall submit results electronically in a format specified by the
					 Department.
(4) A clinical
					 laboratory which conducts blood lead tests of less than 100 blood lead
					 specimens per month shall submit results either electronically or by hard copy
					 in the format specified by the Department.
(5) A laboratory which performs blood lead
					 tests on blood specimens collected in this Commonwealth shall be licensed as a
					 clinical laboratory and shall be specifically approved by the Department to
					 conduct those tests.
(6) Blood lead
					 analyses requested for occupational health purposes on blood specimens
					 collected in this Commonwealth shall be performed only by laboratories which
					 are licensed and approved as specified in paragraph (5), and which are also
					 approved by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United
					 States Department of Labor under
					 29 CFR
					 1910.1025(j)(2)(iii)
					 (relating to lead).
(7) A clinical
					 laboratory shall complete a blood lead test within 5 work days of the receipt
					 of the blood specimen and shall submit the case report to the Department by the
					 close of business of the next work day after the day on which the test was
					 performed. The clinical laboratory shall submit a report of lead poisoning
					 using either the hard-copy form or electronic transmission format specified by
					 the Department.
(8) When a clinical
					 laboratory receives a blood specimen without all of the information required
					 for reporting purposes, the clinical laboratory shall test the specimen and
					 shall submit the incomplete report to the Department
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 27.35 - Reporting cases of disease in animals

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following diseases, infections and
					 conditions in animals are reportable to the Division of Infectious Disease
					 Epidemiology, Bureau of Epidemiology, as specified in §
											27.4 (relating to reporting cases)
					 within 5 work days after being identified:
Anthrax.
Arboviruses.
Brucellosis.
Plague.
Psittacosis.
Rabies.
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.
Tuberculosis.
Tularemia.
Any disease, infection or condition covered by §
												27.3(b) (relating
						to reporting outbreaks and unusual diseases, infections and
						conditions).
(b) This
					 chapter applies only to animals having or suspected of having one of the
					 diseases, infections or conditions listed in subsection (a).
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code §
													27.24a (relating to reporting of
						  cases by veterinarians).