New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 300 - DISEASES
Part He-P 304 - CANCER REGISTRY RULES
Section He-P 304.05 - Reporting of Information by a Medical Laboratory Licensed by the State of New Hampshire

(a) A medical laboratory licensed by the state of New Hampshire that obtains a specimen of human tissue which, upon examination, shows evidence of cancer, shall:

(b) A medical laboratory may fulfill its responsibility for cancer reporting through a mutual agreement allowing cases to be submitted by the cancer registrar at an affiliated hospital or other facility.

(c) The SCR shall be granted access to pathology reports used to confirm or rule out a diagnosis of cancer by medical laboratories for the purpose of case finding and quality assurance.

(d) The SCR shall be authorized to identify cancer cases from the pathology reports and request information about missing cancer reports from the reporting facility.