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Laboratory Information

Reporting

WAC 246-101 requires laboratories to report all blood lead test results to the Washington State Department of Health. All elevated blood lead levels (10µg/dL or higher in youths under age 15, and 25µg/dL or higher in adults) must be reported within two days.  All other test results must be reported within one month.


Information provided must include:

  • specimen type

  • name and telephone number of laboratory

  • date specimen collected

  • date specimen received

  • requesting health care provider’s name and telephone number or address

  • test result

  • name of patient (if available) or patient identifier

  • sex

  • date of birth or age of patient (if available)

  • patient’s address when available, in order to facilitate public health follow-up of cases with elevated blood lead levels.

 


Blood lead test results may be faxed to 360-236-3059 or mailed to:  Laboratories can download, but are not required to use the Department of Health's Blood Lead Test Report Form.

Washington State Department of Health
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Environmental Health Assessments
Lauren Jenks
PO Box 47846
Olympia WA 98504-7846


Laboratories are encouraged to use our electronic reporting system, Public Health Reporting of Electronic Data (PHRED), which automates reporting of laboratory results.  For information on PHRED, please contact Michael Davisson at 1-877-889-3377.
 

Details on the reporting requirements can be found on the Department of Health's, Notifiable Conditions Web page.
 

  

Lead Resources:  Lab Information

Center for Disease Control (CDC) Laboratory Sciences

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/dls/

 

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