1279 Laboratories approved to determine analyses of blood and/or serum for controlled substances under the Clinical Laboratory Act, the Vehicle Code, the Fish and Boat Code and the Game and Wildlife Code

DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH

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

[31 Pa.B. 3820]

   The following laboratories are licensed by the Department of Health (Department) under the Clinical Laboratory Act (35 P. S. §§ 2151--2165) and/or the Federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1967 (42 U.S.C.A. § 263a) 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 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 hunting or furtaking under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance), 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 and/or ''Se'' for serum. Laboratories approved to screen both blood and serum would therefore have ''SBSe'' listed after their laboratory name. Laboratories approved to offer confirmatory analyses will be designated on the approval list by a ''C'' followed by the letters ''B'' for blood and/or ''Se'' for serum. Laboratories approved to perform confirmatory analyses on both serum and blood would therefore have ''CBSe'' listed after the name of their laboratory.

   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 the 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 list of approved laboratories will be revised semiannually and published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Questions regarding this list should be directed to 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], ext. 3273.

   Persons with a disability who require auxiliary aid service should contact Dr. Shoemaker at V/TT: [phone] for speech and/or hearing impaired persons or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] [TT].

Alleg. Cnty. Coroners Div. of Labs--SBSe, CBSe
10 County Office Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
[phone]

American Medical Laboratories--SBSe, CBSe
14225 Newbrook Drive
P. O. Box 10841
Chantilly, VA 20153-0841
[phone]

Analytic Bio-Chemistries Inc.--SBSe, CBSe
1680-D Loretta Avenue
Feasterville, PA 19053
[phone]

Clinical Laboratories Inc.--SBSe, CBSe
901 Keystone Industrial Park
Throop, PA 18512-1534
[phone]

Dept. of Pathology & Lab. Med-HUP--SSe, CSe
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
[phone]

Drugscan Inc.--SBSe, CBSe
1119 Mearns Rd.
P. O. Box 2969
Warminster, PA 18974
[phone]

Good Samaritan Hospital--SSe
4th and Walnut Sts.
P. O. Box 1281
Lebanon, PA 17042-1218
[phone]

Guthrie Clinic Path. Lab.--SSe
Guthrie Square
Sayre, PA 18840
[phone]

Health Network Laboratories--SBSe, CBSe
2024 Lehigh Street
Allentown, PA 18103-4798
[phone]

Labcorp Occupational Testing Ser.--SBSe, CBSe
1904 Alexander Drive
Resrch Trngl Park, NC 27709
[phone]

Lancaster Regional Med. Center--SSe
250 College Avenue
P. O. Box 3434
Lancaster, PA 17604
[phone]

Medtox Laboratories Inc.--SBSe, CBSe
402 West County Road D
St. Paul, MN 55112
[phone]

Mercy Health Lab./MFH--SSe
1500 Lansdowne Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
[phone]

Mercy Health Lab./MHOP--SSe
54 and Cedar Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143
[phone]

National Med. Services Inc. Lab.--SBSe, CBSe
3701 Welsh Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
[phone]

Pittsburgh Criminalistics--SBSe, CBSe
1320 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
[phone]

Quest Diagnostics of PA Inc.--SBSe, CBSe
875 Greentree Rd.
4 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3610
[phone]

Quest Diagnostics Venture LLC--SBSe, CBSe
875 Greentree Road
4 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3610
[phone]

St. Joseph Quality Medical Lab.--SBSe, CBSe
215 North 12th Street
Box 316
Reading, PA 19603
[phone]

Toxi-Con Laboratory--SB
201 Smallcombe Drive
Scranton, PA 18508
[phone]

Western Reserve Care System--SSe, CSe
500 Gypsy Lane
Youngstown, OH 44504
[phone]

WVHCS Hosp. Pennant Laboratory--SSe
575 North River Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18764
[phone]

York Hospital--SSe
1001 South George Street
York, PA 17405
[phone]

ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1279. Filed for public inspection July 13, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]