New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter II - Administrative Rules and Regulations
Subchapter G - Aids Testing, Communicable Diseases and Poisoning
Part 67 - Lead Poisoning Prevention And Control
Subpart 67-1 - Screening And Follow-up
Section 67-1.3 - Laboratory testing and specimen collection
Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 67-1.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) All blood lead tests shall be performed by:
(1) a clinical laboratory approved for
toxicology-blood lead under article 5, title V of the Public Health
Law;
(2) a health care
practitioner's office pursuant to Public Health Law, section
579(1) that is certified by
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under regulations implementing
the Federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA);
or
(3) an entity exempt from the
requirements of Public Health Law, article 5, title V pursuant to section
579(3) of that title, that holds a certificate of registration issued by the
department and is authorized to conduct blood lead analyses.
(b) Venous blood is the preferred specimen for blood lead analysis and should be used for lead measurement whenever practicable.
(c) Fingerstick blood specimens are acceptable for lead screening if appropriate collection procedures are followed to minimize the risk of environmental lead contamination. Instructions regarding appropriate collection procedures for fingerstick specimens may be obtained from laboratories approved for toxicology-blood lead under article 5, title V of the Public Health Law.
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