16 Laboratories approved to determine analyses of blood or serum or both for controlled substances under The Clinical Laboratory Act, the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code?

Laboratories Approved to Determine Analyses of Blood or Serum or Both for Controlled Substances under The Clinical Laboratory Act, the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code

[43 Pa.B. 80]
[Saturday, January 5, 2013]

 The following laboratories are licensed by the Department of Health (Department) under The Clinical Laboratory Act (35 P. S. §§ 2151—2165) or the Federal Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C.A. § 263a) or both and are currently approved by the Department under 28 Pa. Code § 5.50 (relating to approval to provide special analytical services) to perform analyses of blood and/or serum for the determination of controlled substances. This approval is based on demonstrated proficiency in periodic tests conducted by the Department's Bureau of Laboratories. These laboratories are also approved and designated for purposes of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1547 and 3755 (relating to chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance; and reports by emergency room personnel), the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. § 5125 (relating to chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance) and the Game and Wildlife Code, 34 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to chemical test to determine amount of alcohol), as qualified to perform the types of services which will reflect the presence of controlled substances or their biotransformation products in blood and/or serum.

 Depending upon their capability and performance in proficiency surveys, laboratories are approved to perform screening and/or confirmatory analyses on blood and/or serum. Laboratories approved to perform screening analyses are designated on the approval list by an ''S'' followed by the letters ''B'' for blood or ''Se'' for serum, or both. Laboratories approved to screen both blood and serum would therefore have ''SBSe'' listed after their laboratory name. Laboratories approved to offer confirmatory analyses are designated on the approval list by a ''C'' followed by the letters ''B'' for blood or ''Se'' for serum, or both. Laboratories approved to perform confirmatory analyses on both serum and blood would therefore have ''CBSe'' listed after their laboratory name.

 Screening analyses provide a presumptive indication that a controlled substance is present. Confirmatory testing is used to substantiate screening results.

 Persons seeking forensic blood and/or serum analysis services from any of the listed laboratories should determine that the laboratory employs techniques and procedures acceptable for medicolegal purposes. They should also determine that the director of the facility is agreeable to performing analyses for forensic purposes. Persons seeking the analyses are responsible for specifying the extent to which the presence of a controlled substance is to be verified. That specification should be predicated upon the purpose for which the analysis is being sought.

 The Vehicle Code contains a provision in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(c)(3)(ii)) that permits test results on blood or urine for alcohol or controlled substances to be introduced into evidence at legal proceedings in this Commonwealth if the laboratory is located in another state and is not licensed and approved by the Department to provide these services. This section states that the test results may be admissible into evidence at summary or criminal proceedings in which the defendant is charged with a violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance) if the laboratory that performed the test is licensed by the state in which the facility is located and licensed under the Federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. No. 100-578, 102 Stat. 2903). A similar provision appears in the Fish and Boat Code at 30 Pa.C.S. § 5125(c)(3)(ii).

 The name or location of a laboratory is sometimes changed but the personnel and testing procedures of the facility remain unchanged. When changes of this type occur, the Clinical Laboratory Permit number does not change. If questions arise about the identity of a laboratory due to a name or location change, the Clinical Laboratory Permit number should be used as the primary identifier. To assist in identifying a laboratory that performed a test if the name or location of the facility changed, the Clinical Laboratory Permit number of the facility at the time the list was prepared is included in the list of approved laboratories above the name of the laboratory.

 The list of approved laboratories will be revised approximately semiannually and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Questions regarding this list should be directed to Dr. M. Jeffery Shoemaker, Ph.D., Director, Division of Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, P. O. Box 500, Exton, PA 19341-0500, [phone].

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact Dr. Shoemaker at the previously referenced address or phone number. Persons who are speech or hearing impaired may use V/TT [phone] or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] (TT).

30483
AIT LABORATORIES—SBSe, CBSe
2265 EXECUTIVE DRIVE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46241
[phone]

00671
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MED EX DIV OF LAB—SBSe,  CBSe
1520 PENN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR
PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
[phone]

24997
ATLANTIC DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES LLC—SBSe,  CBSe
3520 PROGRESS DRIVE UNIT C
BENSALEM, PA 19020
[phone]

31684
BUCKS COUNTY CRIME LABORATORY—SBSe, CBSe
850 EAGLE BOULEVARD
WARMINSTER, PA 18974
[phone]

00266
DEPT OF PATHOLOGY & LAB MED-HUP—SSe, CSe
3400 SPRUCE STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
[phone]

00977
DRUGSCAN INC—SBSe, CBSe
200 PRECISION ROAD, SUITE 200
HORSHAM, PA 19044
[phone]

24655
HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES—SBSe, CBSe
2024 LEHIGH STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18103-4798
[phone]

20512
LABCORP OCCUPATIONAL TESTING SER—SBSe,  CBSe
1904 ALEXANDER DRIVE PO BOX 12652
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27709
[phone]

09003
MAYO CLINIC LABS-ROCHESTER MAIN CAMPUS— SSe, CSe
200 FIRST STREET SW HILTON 530
ROCHESTER, MN 55905
[phone]

05574
MEDTOX LABORATORIES INC—SBSe, CBSe
402 COUNTY ROAD D WEST
ST PAUL, MN 55112
[phone]

00504
NATIONAL MED SVCS INC/DBA NMS LABS—SBSe,  CBSe
3701 WELSH ROAD
WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090
[phone]

29741
NORTHERN TIER RESEARCH—SBSe, CBSe
1302 MADISON AVE
DUNMORE, PA 18509
[phone]

30984
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY—Se
37 E HIGH STREET, FORENSIC LAB
CARLISLE, PA 17103
[phone]

00250
PARKWAY CLINICAL LABORATORIES—SSe
3494 PROGRESS DRIVE, SUITE D
BENSALEM, PA 19020
[phone]

00520
PC LAB INC—SBSe, CBSe
1320 FIFTH AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
[phone]

31399
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS—SB, CB
1777 MONTREAL CIRCLE ES/F1 2
TUCKER, GA 30084
[phone]

01136
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE—SBSe,  CBSe
14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE PO BOX 10841
CHANTILLY, VA 20153-0841
[phone]

00482
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS OF PA INC—SBSe, CBSe
875 GREENTREE ROAD 4 PARKWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
[phone]

25461
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS VENTURE LLC—SBSe, CBSe
875 GREENTREE ROAD 4 PARKWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
[phone]

00151
ST JOSEPH QUALITY MEDICAL LAB—SBSe, CBSe
2500 BERNVILLE ROAD
READING, PA 19605-9453
[phone]

00018
WBGH COMMONWEALTH HEALTH LAB SVS—Se
575 NORTH RIVER STREET
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18764
[phone]

00141
YORK HOSPITAL—SSe
1001 SOUTH GEORGE STREET
YORK, PA 17405
[phone]

MICHAEL WOLF, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-16. Filed for public inspection January 4, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]