1314 Laboratories approved to perform blood lead and/or erythrocyte protoporphyrin determinations under the Clinical Laboratory Act  

  • DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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

    [27 Pa.B. 4150]

       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 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 (HHS), 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 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.

    DANIEL F. HOFFMANN,   
    Secretary

    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

    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

    D/B/A MetPath-LP
    7655 Market Street, Suite 2500
    Youngstown OH 44512
    216-758-5788

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

    Edison Medical Laboratories, Inc.-LP
    1692 Oak Tree Road, Suite 12
    Edison NJ 08820
    908-906-7800

    Ellwood City General Hospital-P
    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

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

    Helena Laboratories-P
    PO 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-P
    1447 York Court
    Burlington NC 27216
    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
    1 Marine Plaza
    N. Bergen, NJ 07047
    201-868-7707

    Main Line Clinical Laboratory-L
    Lankenau Hospital
    100 Lancaster Avenue
    Wynnewood PA 19096
    610-645-2601

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

    Medlab Clinical Testing, Inc.-L
    212 Cherry Lane
    New Castle, DE 19720
    800-633-5221

    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

    Princeton Biomedical Labs., Inc.-P
    2000 B Hartel Complex
    Levittown PA 19057
    215-943-0700

    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, RD4
    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, Inc.-P
    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-P
    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
    Room 5929 CLSI MT
    200 Lothrop Street
    Pittsburgh PA 15213-2582
    412-647-7813

    West Allis Memorial Industrial Toxi-LP
    8901 West Lincoln Avenue
    West Allis, WI 53227
    414-328-7945

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1314. Filed for public inspection August 15, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]

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