Section 180.044 - Standard - Reporting of Infectious DiseasesClinical laboratories shall be responsible for reporting to the Department any result on a specimen that yields evidence significant from a public health standpoint of the presence or for the prevention, diagnosis, or control of any of those infectious diseases identified by the Department in conjunction with the Advisory Committee on Clinical Labs.
(A) These reports shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department at intervals specified by the Department.(B) The Department shall supply each responsible laboratory with guidelines indicating the specific laboratory evidences of the diseases which are required to be reported.(C) Clinical laboratories making such reports shall not be held liable for having violated a trust or confidential relationship. The reports should be deemed confidential and not a public record within the meaning of M.G.L. c. 4, § 7(26).