1193 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

[29 Pa.B. 3961]

   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 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 ageand 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.

   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 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].

   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

Allegheny General Hospital--L
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-359-3521

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

Clarendon Laboratory--L
1125 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
718-856-4700

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
412-752-0081

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
717-271-6338

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

Helena Laboratories--P
P. O. Box 752
Beaumont, TX 77704
409-842-3714

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--LP
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

Mercy Health Lab-Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital--L
Lansdowne Avenue and Bailey Road
Darby, PA 19023
610-237-4175

Mercy Hosptial 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
1545 Pontius Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
310-479-4911

Pennsylvania Department of Health--LP
Bureau of Laboratories
P. O. Box 500
Exton, PA 19341-0500
610-363-8500

Pocono Medical Center--L
206 East Brown Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
717-476-3544

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 Incorporated--LP
One Malcolm Avenue
Teterboro, NJ 07608
201-288-0900

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
714-728-4000

Reading Hospital and Medical Center--L
6th and Spruce Streets
Reading, PA 19603
610-378-6080

SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories--LP
400 Egypt Road
Norristown, PA 19403
610-631-4200

SmithKline Bioscience Laboratories--LP
7600 Tyrone Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91405
818-376-6259

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

Tamarac Medical--LP
7000 South Broadway, Suite 2C
Littleton, CO 80122
303-794-1083

Toxi-Con Laboratories--LP
120 Monahan Avenue, Suite 101
Dunmore, PA 18512
717-963-0722

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. 99-1193. Filed for public inspection July 23, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]