Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Except as provided in Regulations .01C and
.02 of this chapter, the director of a medical laboratory shall:
(1) Submit a report to the health officer for
the jurisdiction where the laboratory is located, within 48 hours after an
examination of a specimen from a human body shows one of the following:
(a) A result on a test designed to detect in
a sample the presence of HIV in accordance with Health-General Article, §
18-207(b)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, including negative results;
(b) A quantitative or qualitative HIV viral
load test result, including undetectable;
(c) A CD4+ cell test result, count, or
percentage in an individual not known to be HIV negative; or II
(d) An HIV genotype sequence test
result;
(2) Use the form
provided by the Department in making the report required under §A(1) of
this regulation;
(3) Include all of
the following information in the report required under §A(1) of this
regulation:
(a) Name and address of
laboratory or assigned laboratory number;
(b) Date the specimen was obtained from the
patient;
(c) Type and result of
laboratory test, that is, HIV detection, HIV viral load, CD4+ cell count or
percentage, or HIV genotype sequence;
(d) Name, date of birth, race, ethnicity, and
gender of the patient;
(e) Street
address, city, state, and zip code of the patient's residence;
(f) Name of the physician authorizing the
laboratory examination; and
(g)
Address and telephone number of the physician authorizing the laboratory
examination; and
(4)
Contact the physician authorizing the laboratory examination to obtain any of
the information, as required by §A(3) of this regulation, that is not
provided on the laboratory examination order.
B. A laboratory director may not transmit to
the health officer or the Secretary information about a case of HIV or AIDS by
facsimile or another electronic method unless directed by the Secretary to
submit the information by electronic method.
C. The laboratory director shall, at the
request of the Secretary, make available to the Secretary any remaining
clinical material from tested individuals.
D. This regulation does not relieve a
physician of the duty to report as set forth in Health-General Article,
§§18-201.1 and 18-202.1, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
