Rule 3701-3-04 | Laboratory result reporting.
(A) The person in charge of any laboratory that examines specimens of human origin for evidence of diseases designated as reportable by rule 3701-3-02 of the Administrative Code is to report all positive results of such examinations in the manner set forth in rule 3701-3-05 of the Administrative Code.
(B) A positive result of a laboratory examination for a reportable disease is considered reason to suspect that a person is infected by that disease. Upon receipt of a laboratory report of a positive result for a reportable disease, the city or general health district in which the suspect case resides is to make an inquiry through the appropriate health care provider to determine if the suspected case exists.
(C) A laboratory report will include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Case information: name, date of birth, sex, race, ethnicity, and street address including city, state, and zip code.
(2) Laboratory test information: specimen identification number, specimen collection date, specimen type, test name, test result, and if applicable, the organism and serotype.
(3) Health care provider information: name, telephone number, street address including city, state, and postal zip code.
(D) Upon isolation of the following organisms, an isolate is to be submitted to the Ohio department of health public health laboratory:
(1) Candida auris;
(2) Carbapenem-resistant organisms;
(3) Haemophilus influenzae isolated from normally sterile body sites in a patient aged less than five years;
(4) Legionella spp.;
(5) Listeria monocytogenes isolated from normally sterile body sites;
(6) Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex;
(7) Neisseria meningitidis isolated from normally sterile body sites;
(8) Pan-non-susceptible organisms;
(9) Salmonella spp;
(10) Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (including O157);
(11) Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
(12) Vibrio spp.
(E) The following patient specimens are to be submitted to the Ohio department of health laboratory:
(1) Stool and normally sterile body site specimens that have tested positive by a culture independent diagnostic test for the organisms listed in paragraph (D) of rule 3701-3-04 of the Administrative Code, if the laboratory does not perform reflex culture testing;
(2) Stool specimens in transport medium that have tested positive by a culture independent diagnostic test for norovirus infection, upon request of the local health district or the department.
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