NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Laboratories Approved to Determine Analyses of Blood or Serum or Both for Controlled Substances under The Clinical Laboratory Act, the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code
[54 Pa.B. 3268]
[Saturday, June 8, 2024]The following laboratories are licensed by the Department of Health (Department) under The Clinical Laboratory Act (35 P.S. §§ 2151—2165) or section 353 of the Federal Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C. § 263a), or both, 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 or serum, or both, for the determination of controlled substances. This approval is contingent 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(a) (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 in blood or serum, or both.
Depending upon their capability and performance in proficiency surveys, laboratories are approved to perform screening or confirmatory analyses, or both, on blood or serum, or both. Screening analyses provide a presumptive indication that a controlled substance is present. Confirmatory testing is used to substantiate screening results.
Persons seeking forensic blood or serum analysis services, or both, 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 blood or serum analyses, or both, are responsible for specifying the controlled substances for which testing is being sought. Persons seeking those analyses should first determine the purpose of the analyses, that is, whether they are for medical, legal or other purposes.
The Vehicle Code contains a provision at 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 in legal proceedings in this Commonwealth 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 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) if the laboratory that performed the test is licensed by the state in which the facility is located and licensed under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, (Pub.L. No. 100-578). 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, as well as the personnel and testing procedures, can change. 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, the clinical laboratory permit number of the facility at the time the list was prepared is included in the list of approved laboratories before 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 Jennifer Okraska, Director, Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, P.O. Box 500, Exton, PA 19341-0500, (610) 280-3464.
The symbols SB, SSe, CB and CSe indicate the following:
SB = approved for blood screening analyses
SSe = approved for serum screening analyses
CB = approved for blood confirmatory analyses
CSe = approved for serum confirmatory analyses
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ALLEGHENY COUNTY MED EX DIV OF LAB—SB, CB
1520 PENN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
(412) 350-442531871
AMERICAN FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY SERVICES—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
789 PARK AVENUE
HUNTINGTON, NY 11743
(631) 973-016621613
ARUP LABORATORIES INC—SSe, CSe
500 CHIPETA WAY
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108
(800) 242-278724997
ATLANTIC DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
3520 PROGRESS DRIVE, UNIT C
BENSALEM, PA 19020
(267) 525-247000977
DRUGSCAN INC—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
200 PRECISION ROAD, SUITE 200
HORSHAM, PA 19044
(215) 674-931031400
FRANCES WARDE MEDICAL LABORATORY—SSe, CSe
300 WEST TEXTILE ROAD
ANN ARBOR, MI 48108
(734) 214-030024655
HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
794 ROBLE ROAD
ALLENTOWN, PA 18109-9110
(610) 402-815029685
MAYO CLINIC LABS-ROCH SUPERIOR DR—SSe, CSe
3050 SUPERIOR DRIVE NW
ROCHESTER, MN 55901
(507) 538-345805574
MEDTOX LABORATORIES INC—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
402 COUNTY ROAD, D WEST
ST PAUL, MN 55112
(651) 636-746600504
NATIONAL MED SVCS INC/DBA NMS LABS—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
200 WELSH ROAD
HORSHAM, PA 19044
(215) 657-490029741
NORTHERN TIER RESEARCH—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
1302 MADISON AVE
DUNMORE, PA 18509
(570) 351-615330984
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY—SB, CB
1601 RITNER HIGHWAY
CARLISLE, PA 17013
(717) 240-652635876
OPANS, LLC—CB
4134 S. ALSTON AVE., SUITE 100
DURHAM, NC 27713
(919) 323-429922533
PENNSYLVANIA DEPT. OF HEALTH—SB, CB
110 PICKERING WAY
EXTON, PA 19341
(610) 280-346440533
PHENOMICS HEALTH, INC.—SSe, CSe
46701 COMMERCE CENTER DRIVE
PLYMOUTH, MI 48170
(734) 233-307001136
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE—SB, SSe, CB, CSe
14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE
CHANTILLY, VA 20151
(703) 802-6900
22376
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE OF
VALENCIA—SSe, CSe
27027 TOURNEY ROAD
VALENCIA, CA 91355
(661) 799-654300151
ST JOSEPH QUALITY MEDICAL LAB—SSe
2500 BERNVILLE ROAD
READING, PA 19605-9453
(610) 378-220000018
WBGH COMMONWEALTH HEALTH LAB SVS—SSe
575 NORTH RIVER STREET
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18764
(570) 829-811100141
YORK HOSPITAL—SSe
1001 SOUTH GEORGE STREET
YORK, PA 17405
(717) 851-2345Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact Jennifer Okraska at the previously referenced address or phone number. Persons who are speech or hearing impaired may call the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
DR. DEBRA L. BOGEN,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-803. Filed for public inspection June 7, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]
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