DHS 181.04 (5) Blood sample test results shall be accessible to health care providers treating the person tested. If the blood sample results indicate lead test result indicates lead poisoning or lead exposure, the department shall transmit results of the test the test result to the local health department in the area in which the person tested resides.
SECTION 8. DHS 181.04 (6), (7) and (Note) are repealed.
SECTION 9. DHS 181.05 is repealed and recreated to read:
DHS 181.05 (1) Blood lead concentrations of 45 micrograms or more of lead per deciliter of blood shall be reported to the department within 24 hours from the time the analysis is completed.
(Note) For patients with blood lead results of 45 micrograms lead per deciliter of blood or more, report to the department blood lead test results and other patient information by telephoning or faxing the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program at telephone (608) 266−5817 or fax (608) 267−0402.
DHS 181.05 (2) Blood lead concentrations meeting the definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure but less than 45 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood shall be reported to the department within 48 hours from the time the analysis is completed.
DHS 181.05 (3) Blood lead concentrations that do not meet the definition of lead poisoning or lead exposure shall be reported to the department within10 days from the time the analysis is completed.
SECTION 10. DHS 181.06 (1) (c) to (f) and (h) and (i) are amended to read:
DHS 181.06 (1) (c) The patient’s gender, male or female sex.
DHS 181.06 (1) (d) The patient’s race: Z=Unknown, W=White, B=Black, A=Asian, N=Native American, O=Other.
DHS 181.06 (1) (e) The patient’s ethnicity: Z=unknown, H=Hispanic, N= Non−Hispanic.
DHS 181.06 (1) (f) The patient’s street address, apartment number, city or town, county, and zip code, and telephone number.
DHS 181.06 (1) (h) For a patient under 18 years of age, a parent’s or guardian’s area code and phone telephone number.
DHS 181.06 (1) (i) For a patient 16 years of age or older, the patient’s occupation and if the patient is employed, the employer’s name, street full address, and telephone number, street address, city or town, state and zip code if employed.
SECTION 11. DHS 181.06 (1) (j) and (k) are repealed.
SECTION 12. DHS 181.06 (1) (L) and (n) are amended to read:
DHS 181.06 (L) The month, date day and year the blood sample was collected.
DHS 181.06 (n) The name of the health care provider submitting the blood sample, the name of that person’s facility or practice, street full address, city or town, state, zip code, area code and phone telephone number.
SECTION 13. DHS 181.06 (2) is amended to read:
DHS 181.06 (2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY LABORATORY. A clinical laboratory that determines the lead concentration in a sample of blood submitted to it for a blood lead test shall submit to the department a report on the results of the blood lead test in accordance with ss. DHS 181.05 and 181.07. That report shall include all the information in sub. (1) and, in addition, all of the following information: (a) The name of the clinical laboratory performing the analysis, and the laboratory’s street address, city or town, state, zip code, area code and phone telephone number, and clinical laboratory improvement amendments number.
(b) The month, date day and year the laboratory analysis was completed.
(c) Results of the blood lead test in micrograms of lead per 100 milliliters deciliter of blood.
SECTION 14. DHS 181.06 (3) is repealed.
SECTION 15. DHS 181.07 and (Note) are amended to read:
DHS 181.07 Form of report submitted to the department. Reporting to the department shall be by electronic means in a format acceptable to the department unless the laboratory or other person who screens health care provider that tests for lead poisoning or lead exposure does not have suitable electronic data transport capability, in which case, reports may be paper reports in a format acceptable to the department.
DHS 181.07 (Note) See Appendix A to this chapter for an acceptable format for either electronic or paper reporting of blood lead test results. To obtain more information about reporting, including obtaining an acceptable form or information about acceptable formats for reporting, write or call visit the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Division of Public Health website at www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead; email dhsleadpoisoningprevention@wisconsin.gov; telephone (608) 266-5817; or mail request to Wisconsin Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, P.O. Box 2659, Room 145, Madison, WI 53701−2659; telephone (608) 266−5817. SECTION 16. DHS 181.08 (2) (a) is amended to read:
DHS 181.08 (2) (a) Civil. Pursuant to s. 254.30 (2) (a), Stats., any physician, nurse, hospital administrator, local health officer, director of a clinical laboratory or director of a blood drawing site who violates any provision of this chapter may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 $5000. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. SECTION 17. EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, as provided in § 227.22 (2) (intro.), Wis. Stats.
