Section 69-3.4 - Responsibilities of clinical laboratories
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69-3.4 Responsibilities of clinical laboratories.
Clinical laboratories shall:
(a) report immediately any initially reactive HBsAg test result from a blood specimen marked "mother/delivery" to the requesting health care provider or health care facility; and
(b) report any positive HBsAg test result to the local health officer within twenty-four hours (see Section 2102 of the Public Health Law).