Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 180.000 - The Operation, Approval And Licensing Of Clinical Laboratories
Section 180.044 - Standard - Reporting of Infectious Diseases

Universal Citation: 105 MA Code of Regs 105.180

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

Clinical laboratories shall be responsible for reporting to the Department any result on a specimen that yields evidence significant from a public health standpoint of the presence or for the prevention, diagnosis, or control of any of those infectious diseases identified by the Department in conjunction with the Advisory Committee on Clinical Labs.

(A) These reports shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department at intervals specified by the Department.

(B) The Department shall supply each responsible laboratory with guidelines indicating the specific laboratory evidences of the diseases which are required to be reported.

(C) Clinical laboratories making such reports shall not be held liable for having violated a trust or confidential relationship. The reports should be deemed confidential and not a public record within the meaning of M.G.L. c. 4, § 7(26).

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