NOTICES
Laboratories Approved to Determine Analyses of Blood and/or Serum for Controlled Substances under the Clinical Laboratory Act, the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code, and the Game and Wildlife Code
[40 Pa.B. 91]
[Saturday, January 2, 2010]The following laboratories are licensed by the Department of Health (Department) under the Clinical Laboratory Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 2151—2165) and/or the Federal Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967 (42 U.S.C.A. § 263a) and are currently approved by the Department under 28 Pa. Code § 5.50 (relating to approval to provide special analytical services) to perform analyses of blood and/or serum for the determination of controlled substances. This approval is based on demonstrated proficiency in periodic tests conducted by the Department's Bureau of Laboratories. These laboratories are also approved and designated for purposes of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1547 and 3755 (relating to chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance; and reports by emergency room personnel), the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 5125 (relating to chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance) and the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to chemical test to determine amount of alcohol), as qualified to perform the types of services which will reflect the presence of controlled substances or their biotransformation products in blood and/or serum.
Depending upon their capability and performance in proficiency surveys, laboratories are approved to perform screening and/or confirmatory analyses on blood and/or serum. Laboratories approved to perform screening analyses are designated on the approval list by an ''S'' followed by the letters ''B'' for blood and/or ''Se'' for serum. Laboratories approved to screen both blood and serum would therefore have ''SBSe'' listed after their laboratory name. Laboratories approved to offer confirmatory analyses are designated on the approval list by a ''C'' followed by the letters ''B'' for blood and/or ''Se'' for serum. Laboratories approved to perform confirmatory analyses on both serum and blood would therefore have ''CBSe'' listed after their laboratory name.
Screening analyses provide a presumptive indication that a controlled substance is present. Confirmatory testing is used to substantiate screening results.
Persons seeking forensic blood and/or serum analysis services from any of the listed laboratories should determine that the laboratory employs techniques and procedures acceptable for medicolegal purposes. They should also determine that the director of the facility is agreeable to performing analyses for forensic purposes. Persons seeking the analyses are responsible for specifying the extent to which the presence of a controlled substance is to be verified. That specification should be predicated upon the purpose for which the analysis is being sought.
The Vehicle Code contains a provision 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(c)(3)(ii)) that permits test results on blood or urine for alcohol or controlled substances to be introduced into evidence at legal proceedings in Pennsylvania if the laboratory is located in another state and is not licensed and approved by the Department to provide these services. This section states that the test results may be admissible into evidence at summary or criminal proceedings in which the defendant is charged with a violation of section 3802 (driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance) or any other violation of that title arising out of the same action if the laboratory that performed the test is licensed by the state in which the facility is located and licensed under the Federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100-578, 102 Stat. 2903). A similar provision appears in the Fish and Boat Code at 30 Pa.C.S. § 5125(c)(3)(ii).
The name or location of a laboratory is sometimes changed but the personnel and testing procedures of the facility remain unchanged. When changes of this type occur, the Clinical Laboratory Permit number does not change. If questions arise about the identity of a laboratory due to a name or location change, the Clinical Laboratory Permit number should be used as the primary identifier. To assist in identifying a laboratory that performed a test if the name or location of the facility changed, the Clinical Laboratory Permit number of the facility at the time the list was prepared is included in the list of approved laboratories above the name of the laboratory.
The list of approved laboratories will be revised approximately semiannually and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Questions regarding this list should be directed to Dr. M. Jeffery Shoemaker, Ph.D., Director, Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, P. O. Box 500, Exton, PA 19341-0500, (610) 280-3464.
Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact Dr. Shoemaker at the previously referenced address or phone number. Persons who are speech or hearing impaired may use V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TT).
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AIT LABORATORIES—SBSe, CBSe
2265 EXECUTIVE DRIVE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
(317) 243-389400671
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MED EX DIV. OF LAB—SBSe, CBSe
1520 PENN AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
(412) 350-442524997
ATLANTIC DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES, LLC—SBSe, CBSe
3520 PROGRESS DRIVE
UNIT C
BENSALEM, PA 19020
(267) 525-247000266
DEPT. OF PATHOLOGY & LAB MED-HUP—SSe, CSe
3400 SPRCE STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
(215) 662-342300977
DRUGSCAN, INC.—SBSe, CBSe
1119 MEARNS ROAD
P. O. BOX 2969
WARMINSTER, PA 18974
(215) 674-931024655
HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES—SBSe, CBSe
2024 LEHIGH STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18103-4798
(610) 402-815020512
LABCORP OCCUPATIONAL TESTING SER—SBSe, CBSe
1904 ALEXANDER DRIVE
P. O. BOX 12652
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27709
(919) 572-746509003
MAYO CLINIC DEPT LAB MED & PATH—SBSe, CSe
200 FIRST STREET
SW HILTON 530
ROCHESTER, MN 55905
(507) 284-301805574
MEDTOX LABORATORIES, INC.—SBSe, CBSe
402 WEST COUNTY ROAD D
ST. PAUL, MN 55112
(651) 286-621700504
NATIONAL MED SVCS, INC., D/B/A NMS LABS—SBSe, CBSe
3701 WELSH ROAD
WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090
(215) 657-490029741
NORTHERN TIER RESEARCH—SBSe, CBSe
1300 OLD PLANK ROAD
MAYFIELD, PA 18433
(570) 351-615300250
PARKWAY CLINICAL LABORATORIES—SSe
3494 D PROGRESS DRIVE
BENSALEM, PA 19020
(215) 245-511200520
PC LAB, INC.—SBSe, CBSe
1320 FIFTH AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
(412) 391-611801136
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE—SBSe, CBSe
14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE
P. O. BOX 10841
CHANTILLY, VA 20153-0841
(703) 802-690000482
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS OF PA, INC.—SBSe, CBSe
875 GREENTREE ROAD
4 PARKWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
(412) 920-760025461
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS VENTURE, LLC—SBSe, CBSe
875 GREENTREE ROAD
4 PARKWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
(412) 920-763100151
ST. JOSEPH QUALITY MEDICAL LAB—SBSe, CBSe
2500 BERNVILLE ROAD
READING, PA 19605-9453
(610) 378-220000018
WVHCS HOSP., D/B/A PENNANT LABORATORY—SSe
575 NORTH RIVER STREET
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18764
(570) 829-811100141
YORK HOSPITAL—SSe
1001 SOUTH GEORGE STREET
YORK, PA 17405
(717) 851-2345EVERETTE JAMES,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-24. Filed for public inspection December 31, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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