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This site summarizes the responsibilities of practitioners for
blood lead test reporting as per Chapter 64D-3 of the Florida
Administrative Code (F.A.C.), Control of Communicable Diseases
and Conditions Which may Significantly Affect Public Health.
According to this rule practitioners are required to provide
demographic information to laboratories with each blood lead
specimen. Practitioners are also required to report blood lead
test results to the local county health department (CHD) and the
Florida Department of Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program (FL CLPPP). The specific reporting
requirements for practitioners are addressed below.
Information Provided by Practitioners to Laboratories with
Each Blood Lead Specimen:
Practitioners are responsible for obtaining and providing all of
the following information to laboratories at the time the
specimen is sent to or received by the laboratory. Supplying
this information enables laboratories to fulfill electronic
laboratory reporting requirements under Chapter 64D-3.030,
F.A.C.
(a) The Patient’s:
1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Telephone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (Hispanic / non-Hispanic)
8. Pregnancy status if applicable
9. Social Security number
(b) Type of specimen (e.g. venous vs. capillary specimen)
(c) Date of specimen collection
(e) Submitting Provider’s:
1. Name
2. Address including street, city, zip code
3. Telephone number, with area code of the provider requesting
the test
Requirements for Reporting to the Local County Health
Departments:
Lead poisoning is a condition under Chapter 64D-3 F.A.C.
required to be reported, therefore results indicating lead
poisoning, 10 micrograms per deciliter or greater, must be
reported to the CHDs by all practitioners. This particular rule
also authorizes CHDs to collect all blood lead test results from
all practitioners. However, some CHDs may elect only to collect
results of 10 micrograms per deciliter or greater. Practitioners
are encouraged to contact the local CHD to determine local
reporting requirements.
Reports to CHDs must include the following information:
(a) The Patient’s:
1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Telephone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (Hispanic / non-Hispanic)
8. Pregnancy status if applicable
9. Social Security number
10. Date of onset of symptoms (if applicable)
11. Diagnosis
(b) Type of diagnostic tests
(c) Type of specimen (e.g. venous vs. capillary specimen)
(d) Date of specimen collection
(f) Diagnostic test results
(g) Treatment given
(h) Name, address and telephone number of the attending
practitioner
(i) Other necessary epidemiological information requested by the
CHD
Requirements for Reporting to the Florida Department of
Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program:
Chapter 64D-3 F.A.C. authorizes the FL CLPPP to collect the
results of all blood lead test results from all practitioners.
However, in most cases, the FL CLPPP already receives blood lead
test results electronically from the laboratories that analyzed
the specimens. Therefore, at this time the FL CLPPP elects only
to collect all blood lead test results from practitioners that
conduct blood lead analysis on site (i.e., practitioners that
use portable lead care analyzers or other devices to perform
blood lead analysis). The results from on-site analysis are
necessary to report to the FL CLPPP because they are not already
being reported by a laboratory.
All reports must be sent electronically to the Bureau of
Community Environmental Health, Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention Program, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A08, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-1712. If you have additional questions regarding
electronic blood lead test result reporting please contact the
FL CLPPP at (850) 245-4444 ext. 2222.
All Reports to must include the following information:
(a) The Patient’s:
1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Telephone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (Hispanic / non-Hispanic)
8. Pregnancy status if applicable
9. Social Security number
10. Date of onset of symptoms (if applicable)
11. Diagnosis
(b) Type of diagnostic tests
(c) Type of specimen (e.g., venous vs. capillary specimen)
(d) Date of specimen collection
(f) Diagnostic test results
(g) Treatment given
(h) Name, address and telephone number of the attending
practitioner
(i) Other necessary epidemiological information requested by the
CHD
Enforcement and Penalties:
Any practitioner who is subject to the provisions of this rule
who fails to report a disease or condition as required by this
rule or otherwise fails to act in accordance with this rule is
guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) as provided in Sections 775.082 or 775.083,
F.S. Each violation is considered a separate offense. All
violations by practitioners, hospitals or laboratories shall be
reported to the appropriate professional licensing authorities
and public financing programs.
To obtain a complete copy of Chapter 64D-3 of the Florida
Administrative Code please visit the following website:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/topics/surv.htm.
If you have additional questions regarding blood lead test
result reporting please contact the Florida Childhood Lead
Poisoning Prevention Program at (850) 245-4444 x2222.
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