1446 Laboratories approved to determine: Analyses of blood and/or serum for controlled substances  

  • Laboratories Approved to Determine Analyses of Blood and/or Serum for Controlled Substances

    [35 Pa.B. 4253]

       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 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 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 name of a laboratory is sometimes changed but the location, 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 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 of the facility changed, the clinical laboratory permit numbers of the facilities are included in the lists of approved laboratories above the name of the laboratory at the time the list was prepared.

       The list of approved laboratories will be revised approximately 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, (610) 280-3464.

       Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape or Braille) should contact Dr. Shoemaker at the previously referenced address or phone number. Persons who are speech or hearing impaired may use V/TT: (717) 783-6514 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TT).

    000671
    ALLEG CNTY CORONERS DIV OF LABS--SBSe, CBSe
    542 FORBES AVENUE
    ROOM 10 COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
    PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
    412-350-6873

    000452
    ANALYTIC BIO-CHEMISTRIES INC--SBSe, CBSe
    1680-D LORETTA AVENUE
    FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053
    215-322-9210

    000266
    DEPT OF PATHOLOGY AND LAB MED-HUP--SSe, CSe
    3400 SPRUCE STREET
    PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
    215-662-6882

    000977
    DRUGSCAN INC--SBSe, CBSe
    1119 MEARNS RD, PO BOX 2969
    WARMINSTER, PA 18974
    215-674-9310

    000654
    GUTHRIE CLINIC PATH LAB--SSe
    GUTHRIE SQUARE
    SAYRE, PA 18840
    570-888-5858

    024655
    HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES--SBSe, CBSe
    2024 LEHIGH STREET
    ALLENTOWN, PA 18103-4798
    610-402-8150

    020512
    LABCORP OCCUPATIONAL TESTING SER--SBSe,    CBSe
    1904 ALEXANDER DRIVE
    PO BOX 12652
    RESRCH TRNGL PARK, NC 27709
    919-572-7465

    028960
    LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA--SBSe,    CBSe
    901 KEYSTONE INDUSTRIAL PARK
    SUITE A
    THROOP, PA 18512
    570-346-1759

    009003
    MAYO CLINIC DEPT LAB MED AND PATH--SBSe,    CBSe
    200 FIRST STREET SW HILTON 530
    ROCHESTER, MN 55905
    507-284-3018

    005574
    MEDTOX LABORATORIES INC--SBSe, CBSe
    402 WEST COUNTY ROAD D
    ST PAUL, MN 55112
    651-636-7466

    000504
    NATIONAL MED SERVICES INC LAB--SBSe, CBSe
    3701 WELSH ROAD
    WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090
    215-657-4900

    000520
    PITTSBURGH CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY--SBSe,    CBSe
    1320 FIFTH AVENUE
    PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
    412-391-6118

    001136
    QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE--SBSe,    CBSe
    14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE
    PO BOX 10841
    CHANTILLY, VA 20153-0841
    703-802-6900

    000482
    QUEST DIAGNOSTICS OF PA INC--SBSe, CBSe
    875 GREENTREE RD 4 PARKWAY CENTER
    PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
    412-920-7600

    025461
    QUEST DIAGNOSTICS VENTURE LLC--SBSe, CBSe
    875 GREENTREE ROAD
    4 PARKWAY CENTER
    PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
    412-920-7631

    000151
    ST JOSEPH QUALITY MEDICAL LAB--SBSe, CBSe
    215 NORTH 12TH STREET BOX 316
    READING, PA 19603
    610-378-2200

    007731
    WESTERN RESERVE CARE SYSTEM--SSe, CSe
    500 GYPSY LANE
    YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44504
    216-740-3794

    000018
    WVHCS HOSP DBA PENNANT LABORATORY--SSe
    575 NORTH RIVER STREET
    WILKES-BARRE, PA 18764
    570-829-8111

    000141
    YORK HOSPITAL--SSe
    1001 SOUTH GEORGE STREET
    YORK, PA 17405
    717-851-2345

    CALVIN B. JOHNSON, M.D., M.P.H.,   
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1446. Filed for public inspection July 29, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]

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