Sec. 19a-30a. Reporting of clinical laboratory errors.
Sec. 19a-30a. Reporting of clinical laboratory errors. (a) Each clinical laboratory, licensed pursuant to section 19a-30, which discovers a medical error made in the
performance or reporting of any test or examination performed by the laboratory shall
promptly notify, in writing, the authorized person ordering the test of the existence of
such error and shall promptly issue a corrected report or request for a retest, with the
exception of HIV testing, in which case, errors shall be reported in person and counseling
provided in accordance with chapter 368x.
(b) If the patient has requested the test directly from the laboratory, notice shall be
sent to the patient, in writing, stating that a medical error in the reported patient test
results has been detected and the patient is requested to contact the laboratory to arrange
for a retest or other confirmation of test results. Said laboratory shall verbally or in
writing inform the patient that in the event of a medical error the laboratory is required
by law to inform him and that he may designate where such notification is to be sent. Such
written notification shall be confidential and subject to the provisions of chapter 368x.
(c) Failure to comply with the provisions of this section may be cause for suspension
or revocation of the license granted under said section 19a-30.
(d) The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations in accordance with the
provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 94-100; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.