NAC652.340. Reports by laboratory: Contents; terminology; retention of copies.

     1. A report by the laboratory to the source requesting the report must include, without limitation, the following:

     (a) The full name of or a number which identifies the person from whom the specimen was taken.

     (b) The name and address of the reporting laboratory.

     (c) The date and time the specimen was received in the laboratory.

     (d) The condition of a specimen if considered unsatisfactory on receipt, for example, broken, leaked, hemolyzed or turbid.

     (e) The type of test or specific test performed.

     (f) The result of the test.

     (g) The date of the test.

     (h) If the specimen is sent to a reference laboratory for testing, the identity of the reference laboratory.

     2. A report on tissue must be written using acceptable and standardized terminology.

     3. Duplicate copies or a suitable record of all reports by a laboratory must be maintained by the laboratory in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Part 493 and in a manner which allows ready identification and accessibility.

     [Bd. of Health, Medical Laboratories Reg. §§ 3.6-3.6.6, eff. 8-5-74]—(NAC A 10-17-86; R177-97, 1-30-98; R176-07, 1-30-2008)