105 Mass. Reg. 300.170

Current through Register 1520, April 26, 2024
Section 300.170 - Laboratory Findings Indicative of Infectious Disease Reportable Directly to the Department by Laboratories

In addition to the requirements of 105 CMR 300.100, 300.171, 300.180(A) and (C), all laboratories, including those outside of Massachusetts performing examinations on any specimens derived from Massachusetts residents that yield evidence of infection due to the organisms listed below, shall report such evidence of infection, including results identified through sequencing methods as specified by the Department, directly to the Department through secure electronic laboratory reporting mechanisms, or other method, as defined by the Department, within 24 hours. A laboratory contact must be included with each report in addition to the test results, source of specimen, date of specimen collection, case's full name, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, address, telephone number, and name of the ordering health care provider. Where specified, additional demographic data, clinical data, or epidemiological data may be required. Upon receipt of a laboratory report, the Department shall notify the local board of health in the town in which the case resides within 24 hours via the MAVEN surveillance and case management system.

Anaplasma sp.

Arborviruses including, but not limited to, chikungunya virus, eastern equine encephalitis virus, dengue fever virus, Jamestown Canyon virus, West Nile virus, yellow fever virus, and Zika virus

Babesia sp.

Bacillus anthracis

Bordetella bronchiseptica

Bordetella holmseii

Bordetella parapertussis

Bordetella pertussis

Borrelia burgdorferi

Borrelia miyamotoi

Brucella sp.

Burkholderia mallei

Burkholderia pseudomallei

Campylobacter sp.

Chlamydophila psittaci

Clostridium botulinum

Clostridium difficile

Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium tetani

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Coxiella burnetii

Cryptosporidium sp.

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Ehrlichia sp.

Entamoeba histolytica

Enteroviruses

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Francisella tularensis

Giardia sp.

Group A streptococcus, from a usually sterile site

Group B streptococcus, from a usually sterile site in children younger than one year old Haemophilus influenzae, from a usually sterile site

Hantavirus

Hemorrhagic fever viruses including, but not limited to, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, and other filoviruses, arenaviruses, bunyaviruses and flaviviruses

Hepatitis A virus

Hepatitis B virus

Hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis D virus

Hepatitis E virus

Evidence of human prion disease

Influenza A and B viruses

Legionella sp.

Listeria sp.

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Measles virus

Mumps virus

Mycobacterium leprae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. africanum, M. bovis

Neisseria meningitidis, from a usually sterile site

Noroviruses

Novel or unusual coronaviruses causing severe disease

Novel influenza A viruses

Plasmodium sp. including P. falciparum, P. malariae, P. ovale. P. vivax

Poliovirus

Powassan virus

Pox viruses including, but not limited to, variola, vaccinia, and other orthopox and parapox viruses, but excluding molluscum contagiosum viruses

Rabies virus

Rickettsia akari

Rickettsia prowazekii

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rubella virus

Salmonella sp.

SARS-CoV-2

Shiga toxin-producing organisms

Shigella sp.

Simian herpes virus

Streptococcus pneumoniae, from a usually sterile site in individuals younger than 18 years old

Trichinella spiralis

Laboratory evidence of tuberculosis infection

Varicella zoster virus

Vibrio sp.

Yersinia pestis

Yersinia sp.

Evidence of infection due to the organisms listed below shall also be reported directly to the Department through secure electronic laboratory reporting mechanisms, or other method, as defined by the Department, within 24 hours. A laboratory contact must be included with each report in addition to the test results, source of specimen, date of specimen collection, case's full name, date of birth, sex, race and ethnicity, address, telephone number, and name of the ordering health care provider. Where specified, additional demographic data, clinical data, or epidemiological data may be required.

Chlamydia trachomatis

Haemophilus ducreyi

Herpes simplex virus, neonatal infection (in child younger than 60 days old)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Klebsiella granulomatis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Treponema pallidum

105 CMR 300.170

Amended by Mass Register Issue S1331, eff. 1/27/2017.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1470, eff. 5/27/2022.