16 Del. Admin. Code § 4459A-8.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 4459A-8.0 - Missing Information

8.1 A laboratory that receives a blood specimen from a laboratory, a health care provider's office, or another facility without all the required information listed in Section 7.0 included on the referral form required under subsection 7.3 shall:

8.1.1 Within three business days of receipt of the blood specimen, send to the facility that provided the blood specimen a written or electronic message citing the requirements of this regulation, requesting that all the required missing information be forwarded to the laboratory; and

8.1.2 Upon receipt of the required information, collate and transmit the information to the Division within the time frames set forth in this regulation.

8.2 When the laboratory reports a blood lead level screening or test result to the Division with one or more of the requirements listed in Section 7.0 omitted, the laboratory shall concurrently provide the name and address of the facility that:

8.2.1 Drew the blood specimen; and

8.2.2 Failed upon request to forward the required information to the laboratory.

8.3 The facility that drew the blood specimen shall respond to a written or electronic message from a laboratory that did not receive all of the required information listed in Section 7.0 by providing the information to the laboratory within:

8.3.1 One business day of receiving the message regarding a blood lead level screening or test result of greater than or equal to the reference value;

8.3.2 Five business days of receiving the message for a blood lead level screening or test result of less than the reference value.

8.4 A laboratory not permitted to perform a blood lead analysis that accepts a blood specimen from a health care provider for referral to another laboratory for blood lead analysis shall ensure that:

8.4.1 The requisition record includes all the information that is required under this regulation; and

8.4.2 The required information is transmitted to the laboratory performing the blood lead analysis along with the blood specimen.

8.5 Reporting a blood lead level screening or test result with missing information:

8.5.1 A laboratory shall collate information required under Section 7.0 that is collected to complete a previously incomplete requisition record for a blood lead level screening or test before submitting the information to the Division in accordance with this regulation.

8.5.2 A laboratory shall report the missing information collated to the Division pursuant to this regulation:

8.5.2.1 Concurrently with the blood lead level screening or test result, if the reporting time frame for a blood lead level screening or test result established in subsection 8.3 has not concluded; or

8.5.2.2 In a manner indicating that there has been a change in the blood lead level screening or test record, if reporting the missing information after the initial blood lead level screening or test result was reported to the Division.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4459A-8.0

27 DE Reg. 109( 8/1/2023) (Final)