North Carolina § 130A-139 - Persons in charge of laboratories to report.
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§ 130A-139. Persons in charge of laboratories to report.
A person in charge of a laboratory providing diagnostic service in this State shall report information required by the Commission to a public health agency specified by the Commission when the laboratory makes any of the following findings: Sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens which are smear positive for acid fast bacilli or culture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Urethral smears positive for Gram-negative intracellular diplococci or any culture positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Positive serological tests for syphilis or positive darkfield examination; [or] Any other positive test indicative of a communicable disease or communicable condition for which laboratory reporting is required by the Commission. History (1981, c. 81, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 9; 2001-28, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - The bracketed word "[or]" was added at the end of subdivision (3) at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
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