Haw. Code R. § 11-110.1-12 - Licensed clinical laboratory; specimen identification and examination

(a) Every specimen received for testing shall be labeled and numbered, or otherwise appropriately identified, and listed in an accession log in chronological order.

(b) Every tissue specimen and non-gynecological cytology specimen shall be examined and reported upon by a pathologist who is certified, or eligible for certification, in anatomic pathology by the American Board of Pathology or a physician who has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department that he or she has the equivalent of such certification.

(c) Every abnormal specimen for exfoliative cytology shall be examined and reported upon by a qualified pathologist.

(d) Initial examination or "screening" of specimens for exfoliative cytology and reporting of negative gynecologic specimens, may be made by a person who is licensed as a cytotechnologist.

(e) Every laboratory shall have a written and documented procedure to assure that an appropriate number of negative gynecological specimens are reevaluated.

(f) If the component to be tested in a specimen is perishable, labile, or otherwise subject to deterioration, the specimen shall be tested promptly after collection. If a specimen is transported or stored, it shall be properly preserved, refrigerated, frozen, or otherwise appropriately treated to maintain it in as close to its original state as allowed by current technology.

(g) Every clinical laboratory shall promptly notify the sender of any specimen that is not satisfactory for testing for any reason.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-110.1-12

[Eff JUL 05 2007] (Auth: HRS § 321-11) (Imp: HRS § 321-11)