Public health laboratory responsibilities – Ohio Admin. Code 3701-55-03

The bureau of public health laboratories must provide screening for the presence of certain genetic, endocrine and metabolic disorders in newborn children.  In providing this screening, the bureau must do all of the following:

• Transmit the results of the screening performed to the appropriate person;
• Keep all newborn screening specimens and the demographic forms associated with each specimen for two years from the date of the bureau’s initial receipt of each specimen;
• Keep electronic raw test data and any electronic images of reports and/or letters created for each specimen for two years from the date of the bureau’s initial receipt of each specimen;
• Maintain electronically the screening results, demographic information, and case management information for each properly collected and submitted specimen received by the bureau for 21 years; and
• Provide reports regarding unsatisfactory specimens, disease specific reports and other reports to programs within the department of health, or to entities under grant or contract with the department of health to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the director and the department of health.