§ 130A-139 - Persons in charge of laboratories to report.

NC Gen Stat § 130A-139 (2019) (N/A)
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130A-139. Persons in charge of laboratories to report.

A person in charge of a laboratory providing diagnostic service in this State shall report information required by the Commission to a public health agency specified by the Commission when the laboratory makes any of the following findings:

(1) Sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens which are smear positive for acid fast bacilli or culture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis;

(2) Urethral smears positive for Gram-negative intracellular diplococci or any culture positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae;

(3) Positive serological tests for syphilis or positive darkfield examination; [or]

(4) Any other positive test indicative of a communicable disease or communicable condition for which laboratory reporting is required by the Commission.