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DHS 181.06(1)(1)Information to accompany blood sample for laboratory analysis. Any health care provider who submits a human blood sample to a clinical laboratory for a determination of the lead concentration in the blood shall include all of the following information with the blood sample:
DHS 181.06(1)(a) (a) The patient's first name, middle initial and last name.
DHS 181.06(1)(b) (b) The patient's month, day and year of birth.
DHS 181.06(1)(c) (c) The patient's sex.
DHS 181.06(1)(d) (d) The patient's race.
DHS 181.06(1)(e) (e) The patient's ethnicity.
DHS 181.06(1)(f) (f) The patient's street address, apartment number, city or town, county, zip code, and telephone number.
DHS 181.06 Note Note: A street address must be provided if available. A post office box is not an acceptable alternative.
DHS 181.06(1)(g) (g) For a patient under 18 years of age, a parent's or guardian's first name, middle initial and last name.
DHS 181.06(1)(h) (h) For a patient under 18 years of age, a parent's or guardian's telephone number.
DHS 181.06(1)(i) (i) For a patient 16 years of age or older, the patient's occupation and employer's name, full address, and telephone number, if employed.
DHS 181.06(1)(L) (L) The month, day and year the blood sample was collected.
DHS 181.06(1)(m) (m) The method of blood sample collection, venous or capillary.
DHS 181.06(1)(n) (n) The name of the health care provider submitting the blood sample, name of that person's facility or practice, full address and telephone number.
DHS 181.06(1)(o) (o) The name and address of the patient's physician, if other than the health care provider.
DHS 181.06(2) (2)Additional information to be provided by laboratory. A clinical laboratory that determines the lead concentration in a sample of blood 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:
DHS 181.06(2)(a) (a) The name of the clinical laboratory performing the analysis, and the laboratory's street address, city or town, state, zip code, telephone number, and clinical laboratory improvement amendments number.
DHS 181.06(2)(b) (b) The month, day and year the laboratory analysis was completed.
DHS 181.06(2)(c) (c) Results of the blood lead test in micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood.
DHS 181.06 History History: Cr. Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; CR 19-019: am. (1) (c) to (f), (h), (i), r. (j), (k), am. (1) (L), (n), (2), r. (3) Register December 2019 No. 768, eff. 1-1-20.
DHS 181.07 DHS 181.07Form 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 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 Note: To obtain information about reporting, including obtaining an acceptable form or information about acceptable formats for reporting, visit the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program website at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lead/formspubs.htm (“public health” tab); 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.
DHS 181.07 History History: Cr. Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; CR 19-019: am. Register December 2019 No. 768, eff. 1-1-20.
DHS 181.08 DHS 181.08Enforcement, penalties and immunity from liability.
DHS 181.08(1)(1)Enforcement. Pursuant to s. 254.30 (1) (b), Stats., the department may report violations of this chapter to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred for enforcement action.
DHS 181.08(2) (2)Penalties.
DHS 181.08(2)(a) (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 $5,000. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
DHS 181.08(2)(b) (b) Criminal. Pursuant to s. 254.30 (2) (b), Stats., any physician, nurse, hospital administrator, local health officer, director of a clinical laboratory or director of a blood drawing site who knowingly violates any provision of this chapter may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $5,000. The court may place the person on probation under s. 973.09, Stats., for a period not to exceed 2 years.
DHS 181.08(3) (3)Immunity from liability. As provided in s. 254.13, Stats., a person making a report under this chapter in good faith is immune from civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred from making the report.
DHS 181.08 History History: Cr. Register, May, 2000, No. 533, eff. 6-1-00; CR 19-019: am. (2) (a) Register December 2019 No. 768, eff. 1-1-20; correction in (2) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register December 2019 No. 768.
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Published under s. 35.93, Stats. Updated on the first day of each month. Entire code is always current. The Register date on each page is the date the chapter was last published.