Section 5.52. Contents of records

Each clinical laboratory shall have a readily available record indicating the daily accession of specimens containing the following information:

(1) The laboratory number identifying the specimen.

(2) The identification of the person from whom the specimen was taken. Specimens received by mail shall be accompanied by the name and address of the patient from whom the specimen was taken.

(3) The name and address of the licensed practitioner of the healing arts or other authorized person or clinical laboratory who submitted the specimen. Hospitals may follow their normal procedures associated with requests and records.

(4) The date and hour the specimen was collected by the licensed practitioner or other authorized person.

(5) The date and hour the specimen was received in the laboratory and date test was completed.

(6) The condition of the specimen when received that is, broken, leaked, hemolyzed, turbid, satisfactory and so forth.

(7) The analysis performed.

(8) The result of the laboratory test.

(9) The date a required report was sent to the Department, under § § 27.2—27.4 and 27.22, or other agencies in accordance with other statutes or provisions.

(10) The charges issued to the patient or his authorized agent for the laboratory services performed.

Notation

Notes of Decisions

Effect of Failure to Record Information

The requirements of § 5.52(6) are only for recordkeeping and do not relate to the test procedures themselves. The appellant only alleges that the condition of the sample was not recorded. This did not create an added burden upon the Commonwealth to provide additional evidence of reliability of the blood alcohol content. Commonwealth v. Demark, 800 A.2d 947 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2002).