1254 Laboratories approved to perform blood lead and/or erythrocyte protoporphyrin determinations under the Clinical Laboratory Act

Laboratories Approved to Perform Blood Lead and/or Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin Determinations Under the Clinical Laboratory Act

[30 Pa.B. 3697]

   The following laboratories are licensed in accordance with 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 under 28 Pa. Code § 5.50 (relating to approval to provide special analytical services) to perform analyses of blood for lead or erythrocyte protoporphyrin content. This approval is based on demonstrated proficiency in periodic evaluations conducted by the Bureau of Laboratories (Bureau) of the Department of Health (Department).

   Lead poisoning is a reportable noncommunicable disease. Approved laboratories which offer blood lead or erythrocyte protoporphyrin testing services are required to inform the Department of actual or possible incidents of this condition in accordance with 28 Pa. Code § 27.4 (relating to reportable noncommunicable diseases and conditions). In addition, the Department requests laboratories to submit reports on children under 6 years of age and pregnant women, on whom laboratory tests confirm venous blood lead concentrations of 15 micrograms per deciliter or higher. The Department's collection and review of these latter reports would be consistent with the most recent revision of the guideline titled, Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children, which was published in 1991 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and is available from them.

   All reports must be sent to the Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, P. O. Box 90, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Report forms are available on request from the Division of Environmental Health.

   Erythrocyte protoporphyrin determinations may be performed as an adjunct determination to substantiate blood lead levels of 25 micrograms per deciliter or higher. Since erythrocyte protoporphyrin concentrations may not increase as a result of low level exposures to lead, direct blood lead analysis is the only reliable method for identifying individuals with blood lead concentrations below 25 micrograms per deciliter.

   Persons seeking blood lead or erythrocyte protoporphyrin analyses should determine that the laboratory employs techniques and procedures acceptable for the purpose for which the analyses are sought. Laboratories offering blood lead analysis only are designated with the letter ''L'' following the name of the laboratory. Those offering erythrocyte protoporphyrin analysis only are designated with the letter ''P''. Laboratories offering both services are designated with the letters ''LP.''

   Blood lead analyses performed for occupational safety and health purposes must be conducted by a laboratory which also meets the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(2)(iii).

   The list of approved laboratories will be reviewed semiannually and if there are any changes to the list, a notice to that effect will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at that time.

   The Department's blood lead proficiency testing program is approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in accordance with the requirements contained in the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 CFR 493.901 and 493.937) which are administered by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). Participation in these programs may therefore be used to demonstrate acceptable performance for approval purposes under both Federal and Commonwealth statutes.

   Questions regarding this list should be directed to Dr. M. Jeffery Shoemaker, 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].

Allegheny County Coroners Office-L
3441 Forbes Avenue Oakland
Pittsburgh PA 15213
412-578-8072

American Medical Laboratories, Inc.-LP
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly VA 20153
703-802-6900

Angeline Kirby Memorial Health Center-L
71 North Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701
717-823-5450

Associated Regional & University Pathologists-LP
500 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City UT 84108
800-242-2787

Aurora Consolidated Labs-LP
8901 West Lincoln Avenue
West Allis WI 53227
414-328-7945

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia-P
One Children's Center, 34th and Civic
Philadelphia PA 19104
215-590-1000

Clinical Laboratories, Inc.-L
901 Keystone Industrial Park
Throop PA 18512
510-346-1759

East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.-LP
Deka Road, Keller Tech Center
Lyons Station, PA 19536
610-682-6361

Edison Medical Laboratories, Inc.-LP
1692 Oak Tree Road, Suite 1
Edison NJ 08820
732-906-7800

Ellwood City General Hospital-LP
724 Pershing Street
Ellwood City PA 16117
724-752-0081

Exide Corp. Indus. Hygiene Lab.-LP
6313 Rising Sun Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19111
215-342-1414

Geisinger Medical Center-L
North Academy Road
Danville PA 17822
570-271-6338

Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory-L
63 Zillicoa Street
Asheville NC 28801
828-253-0621

Hagerstown Medical Laboratory-L
11110 Medical Campus Road, Suite 230
Hagerstown MD 21742
301-790-8670

Health Network Laboratories-LP
2024 Lehigh Street
Allentown PA 18103
610-402-8150

LabCorp of America Holdings-LP
6370 Wilcox Road
Dublin OH 43016
800-282-7300

LabCorp of America Holdings-LP
1447 York Court
Burlington NC 27215
800-334-5161

LabCorp of America Holdings-LP
69 First Avenue, P. O. Box 500
Raritan NJ 08869
201-526-2400

Laboratory Corp of America-L
13900 Park Center Road
Herndon VA 22071
703-742-3100

LabOne, Inc.-LP
8915 Lenexa Drive
Overland Park KS 66214
913-888-1770

Lancaster General Hospital-L
555 North Duke Street, P. O. Box 3555
Lancaster PA 17603
717-299-5511

LeadTech Corporation-L
One Marine Plaza
North Bergen NJ 07047
201-868-7707

Main Line Clinical Laboratory-L
Lankenau Hospital
100 East Lancaster Avenue
Wynnewood PA 19096
610-645-2615

Mayo Clinic-LP
200 First Street, S. W., Hilton 530
Rochester MN 55905
507-284-8626

Medical Associates,PC-P
935 Highland Blvd, Suite 4400
Bozemon MT 59715
406-587-5123

Med Tox Laboratories-LP
402 County Road D
St. Paul MN 55112
612-636-7466

Mercy Health Lab-Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital-L
Lansdowne Avenue and Bailey Road
Darby PA 19023
610-237-4262

Mercy Hospital Lab-L
Pride and Locust Streets
Pittsburgh PA 15219
412-232-7831

National Medical Services-LP
3701 Welsh Road
Willow Grove PA 19090
215-657-4900

Omega Medical Laboratories, Inc.-L
2001 State Hill Road, Suite 100
Wyomissing PA 19610
610-378-1900

Pacific Toxicology Laboratories-LP
6160 Variel Avenue
Woodland Hills CA 91367
818-598-3110

Pennsylvania Department of Health-LP
Bureau of Laboratories
P. O. Box 500
Exton PA 19341-0500
610-280-3464

Pocono Medical Center-L
206 East Brown Street
East Stroudsburg PA 18301
570-476-3544

Primary Care Health Services, Inc., Laboratory-L
7227 Hamilton Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15208
412-244-4728

Public Health Laboratory City of Philadelphia-L
500 South Broad Street
Philadelphia PA 19146
215-685-6811

Quest Diagnostics Clin. Labs, Inc.-LP
400 Egypt Road
Norristown PA 19403
610-631-4200

Quest Diagnostics Clin. Labs., Inc.-LP
7600 Tyrone Avenue
Van Nuys CA 91405
818-376-6195

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated-LP
One Malcolm Avenue
Teterboro NJ 07608
201-393-5602

Quest Diagnostics of PA, Inc.-LP
875 Greentree Road
Four Parkway Center
Pittsburgh PA 15220-3610
412-920-7600

Quest Diagnostics of PA, Inc.-LP
900 Business Center Drive
Horsham PA 19044
215-957-9300

Quest Diagnostics, Incorporated-LP
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano CA 92690
949-728-4000

Reading Hospital and Medical Center-L
6th and Spruce Streets
West Reading PA 19611
610-988-8080

Specialty Laboratories-L
2211 Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica CA 90404
310-828-6543

St. Joseph Quality Medical Laboratory-L
215 North 12th Street, Box 316
Reading PA 19603
610-378-2200

Toxi-Con Laboratories-LP
201 Smallcombe Drive
Scranton PA 18508
570-963-0722

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-LP
200 Lothrop Street
CLSI Room 5929 MT
Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582
412-647-7813

ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1254. Filed for public inspection July 21, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]