Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.179a

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024

Section R. 325.179a - Submission of other designated conditions specimens

Rule 9a. A laboratory shall submit to the department the first isolate or subculture thereof, or specimen where appropriate, from the patient being tested, any of the following:

(a) Specimens suspected to contain and suspect isolates of any of the following:

(i) Bacillus anthracis.

(ii) Brucella species.

(iii) Burkholderia pseudomallei.

(iv) Burkholderia mallei.

(v) Clostridridium botulinum.

(vi) Coxiella burnetii.

(vii) Francisella tularensis.

(viii) Orthopox viruses, including smallpox and monkey pox.

(ix) Yersinia pestis.

(b) Specimens that contain and isolate any of the following:

(i) Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

(ii) Escherichia coli 0157:H7 and all other shiga toxin positive serotypes.

(iii) Haemophilus influenza, only if isolate collected from a normally sterile site or if patient is less than 15 years of age.

(iv) Legionella species.

(v) Listeria monocytogenes.

(vi) Neisseria meningtidis, only if isolate collected from a normally sterile site.

(vii) Novel influenza.

(viii) Salmonella species including Typhi.

(ix) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus.

(x) Shigella species.

(xi) Staphylococcus aureus, only vancomycin intermediate and resistant.

(xii) Vibrio cholera.

(xiii) Vibrio paphemolyticus.

(xiv) Vibrio vulnificus.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.179a

2009 AACS; 2015 MR 23, Eff. Dec. 23, 2014