1670 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

[37 Pa.B. 4930]
[Saturday, September 8, 2007]

   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 Bureau of Laboratories of the Department. 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. § 2501 (relating to hunting or furtaking prohibited while under 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 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, [phone].

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

000671
ALLEG CNTY CORONERS DIV OF LABS--SBSe, CBSe
542 FORBES AVENUE
ROOM 10 COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
[phone]

000452
ANALYTIC BIO-CHEMISTRIES INC--SBSe, CBSe
1680-D LORETTA AVENUE
FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053
[phone]

000266
DEPT OF PATHOLOGY & LAB MED-HUP--SSe, CSe
3400 SPRUCE STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
[phone]

000977
DRUGSCAN INC--SBSe, CBSe
1119 MEARNS RD, PO BOX 2969
WARMINSTER, PA 18974
[phone]

000654
GUTHRIE CLINIC PATH LAB--SSe
GUTHRIE SQUARE
SAYRE, PA 18840
[phone]

024655
HEALTH NETWORK LABORATORIES--SBSe, CBSe
2024 LEHIGH STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18103-4798
[phone]

020512
LABCORP OCCUPATIONAL TESTING SER--SBSe,    CBSe
1904 ALEXANDER DRIVE
P. O. BOX 12652
RESRCH TRNGL PARK, NC 27709
[phone]

009003
MAYO CLINIC DEPT LAB MED & PATH--SBSe, CSe
200 FIRST STREET
SW HILTON 530
ROCHESTER, MN 55905
[phone]

005574
MEDTOX LABORATORIES INC--SBSe, CBSe
402 WEST COUNTY ROAD D
ST PAUL, MN 55112
[phone]

000504
NATIONAL MED SVCS INC/DBA NMS LABS--SBSe,    CBSe
3701 WELSH ROAD
WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090
[phone]

029741
NORTHERN TIER RESEARCH--SBSe, CBSe
1300 OLD PLANK ROAD
MAYFIELD, PA 18433
[phone]

000520
PITTSBURGH CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY--SBSe,    CBSe
1320 FIFTH AVENUE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
[phone]

001136
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE--SBSe,    CBSe
14225 NEWBROOK DRIVE
P. O. BOX 10841
CHANTILLY, VA 20153-0841
[phone]

000482
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS OF PA INC--SBSe, CBSe
875 GREENTREE ROAD
4 PARKWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
[phone]

025461
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS VENTURE LLC--SBSe, CBSe
875 GREENTREE ROAD
4 PARKWAY CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15220-3610
[phone]

000151
ST. JOSEPH QUALITY MEDICAL LAB--SBSe, CBSe
2500 BERNVILLE ROAD
READING, PA 19605-9453
[phone]

007731
WESTERN RESERVE CARE SYSTEM--SSe, CSe
500 GYPSY LANE
YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44501
[phone]

000018
WVHCS HOSP DBA PENNANT LABORATORY--SSe
575 NORTH RIVER STREET
WILKES-BARRE, PA 18764
[phone]

000141
YORK HOSPITAL--SSe
1001 SOUTH GEORGE STREET
YORK, PA 17405
[phone]

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

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-1670. Filed for public inspection September 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]