Code of Massachusetts Regulations
454 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS
Title 454 CMR 23.00 - Occupational Lead Poisoning Registry
Section 23.02 - Definitions
Clinical Laboratory. A facility or place, however named, the purpose of which is to make biological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, cytological, pathological, or other examinations of materials derived from a human body.
Department. The Department of Labor Standards.
Elevated Blood Lead Level. A blood lead level greater than zero micrograms per deciliter.
Health Care Provider. Any physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, nurse, hospital, clinic or health maintenance organization.
Lead Registry. The Occupational Lead Poisoning Registry located within the Department of Labor Standards.
Reporting Laboratory. A laboratory responsible for reporting a blood lead analysis to the Department under 454 CMR 23.03(1)(a).
Testing Laboratory. A laboratory which performs a blood lead analysis.