Reporting AIDS, HIV, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and perinatal exposure of newborns to HIV - 28 Pa. Code § 27.32a

Clinical laboratories must electronically report the following test results to the division of infectious disease epidemiology’s HIV/AIDS epidemiology section in the department of health’s bureau of epidemiology within five days of obtaining the test results:

• CD4 T-lymphocyte test result with a count of less than 200 cells/µL or a CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage of less than 14% of total lymphocytes; and
• Positive result of any test approved by the FDA to establish the presence of HIV.

The report must include the tested individual’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race/ethnicity, and the results of the tests. 

Physicians, hospitals and persons providing HIV services must report the following to the Local Morbidity Reporting Office responsible for the geographic area in which the person is tested or diagnosed within five business days of the diagnosis or the receipt of the results of the test:

• A diagnosis of AIDS;
• Positive result of any test approved by the FDA to establish the presence of HIV;
• CD4 T-lymphocyte test result with a count of less than 200 cells/µL or a CD4 T-lymphocyte percentage of less than 14% of total lymphocytes;
• Perinatal exposure of a newborn to HIV.

The report must include the tested individual’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race/ethnicity, the patient’s history on probable modes of transmission, the results of the tests and treatment provided.  The reporter must also maintain this data in the patient file.  A Local Morbidity Reporting Office that receives such a report must forward complete case reports to the department of health’s bureau of epidemiology through a secure electronic mechanism.