§ 130A-139. Persons in charge of laboratories to report.
§ 130A‑139. Persons incharge of laboratories to report.
A person in charge of alaboratory providing diagnostic service in this State shall report informationrequired by the Commission to a public health agency specified by theCommission when the laboratory makes any of the following findings:
(1) Sputa, gastriccontents, or other specimens which are smear positive for acid fast bacilli orculture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
(2) Urethral smearspositive for Gram‑negative intracellular diplococci or any culturepositive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae;
(3) Positive serologicaltests for syphilis or positive darkfield examination;
(4) Any other positivetest indicative of a communicable disease or communicable condition for whichlaboratory reporting is required by the Commission. (1981, c. 81, s. 1; 1983, c.891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 9; 2001‑28, s. 1.)