13-022 Code Vt. R. 13-140-022-X

Current through August, 2024
Section 13 140 022 - PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY FEE RULE
1. This rule implements the provision of 18 V.S.A. Section 503, by establishing reasonable fees that shall be charged to cover the cost of services performed by the Department of Health Public Health Laboratory provided the services are not requested under the authority of the Commissioner of Health. The Commissioner shall have the authority to lower fees or waive fees on tests performed for Vermont agencies/departments or other entities when the interests of the State are best served by doing so.
2. Laboratory Division Fee Schedule:

Category of ServiceFee

a.

Chemistry, Inorganic, Drinking Water

a.1.

Odor

10.00

pH

10.00

a.2.

Alkalinity

12.00

Antimony

12.00

Arsenic

12.00

Barium

12.00

Beryllium

12.00

Cadmium

12.00

Calcium, titration

12.00

Chloride

12.00

Chlorine residual

12.00

Chromium

12.00

Color

12.00

Conductivity

12.00

Copper

12.00

Fluoride

12.00

Hardness

12.00

Iron

12.00

Lead

12.00

Manganese

12.00

Nickel

12.00

Nitrate

12.00

Nitrite

12.00

Selenium

12.00

Sodium

12.00

Thallium

12.00

Total Dissolved Solids

12.00

Turbidity

12.00

Zinc

12.00

[If 2 or more tests in this category, 2a2, are purchased, the cost per test will be $ 11 per test]

a.3.

Methylene Blue Active Substances (MBAS) Screen

15.00

Sulfate

15.00

a.4.

Mercury

25.00

a.5

Inorganic Chemicals - Kit C (Homeowners)

90.00

Arsenic

Chloride

Copper

Hardness

Iron

Lead

Manganese

Nitrate

Sodium

Inorganic Chemicals - Kit IA (Regulated Water Systems)

125.00

Antimony

Arsenic

Barium

Beryllium

Cadmium

Chromium

Fluoride

Mercury

Nickel

Selenium

Thallium

Lead and Copper - Kit IB (Regulated Water Systems)

20.00

Lead

Copper

Inorganic Chemicals - Kit ID (Small Scale Water Systems)

70.00

Arsenic

Chloride

Iron

Manganese

Nitrate

Odor

Sodium

b.

Chemistry, Organic, Drinking Water

VOC, GC/MS (EPA VOC Lists I & III)

EPA Method 524.2

120.00

or

Total Trihalomethanes (EPA Method 542.2)

120.00

VOC, EPA Method 504 (EPA VOC List II)

80.00

Pesticides, EPA Method 505

chlordane, toxaphene

lindane, endrin, methoxychlor,

heptachlor, heptachlorepoxide,

hexachloropentadiene,

hexachlorobenzene

200.00

Screen Total PCB's (EPA Method 505)

150.00

Carbamate Pesticides, EPA Method 531

100.00

Phenoxy Herbicides, 515

200.00

Herbicides, alachlor, atrazine, simazine (EPA Method 505)

85.00

PAH's EPA Method 550.1

125.00

Haloacetic Acids

150.00

c.

Chemistry, Alcohol

Independent Sample Handling

15.00

d.

Chemistry, Radiological

Gross Alpha Water

45.00

Gross Beta Water

45.00

Gross Alpha Wipes

10.00

Gross Beta Wipes

10.00

Gross Alpha Air

10.00

Gross Beta Air

10.00

Gamma Water/Milk

55.00

Gamma Fish/Veg Sed

90.00

Gamma Air Cartridge

35.00

Tritium in Water (Environmental)

25.00

Radon in Air (E-Perm)

25.00

Radon in Air, LS

15.00

Radon in Water

25.00

Tritium in Water (Drinking)

45.00

Radium 226

35.00

Radium 228

75.00

E-Perm Electret

5.00

Uranium

157.00

e.

Chemistry, Miscellaneous

Lead, Ceramics

20.00

Lead, Dust

20.00

Lead, Paint

20.00

Lead, Soil

20.00

f.

Toxicology

Lead, Blood

15.00

g.

Bacteriology, Water

Total Coliform

12.00

Fecal Coliform

15.00

Heterotrophic Plate Count

15.00

Presence/Absence (Standard Method)

15.00

Presence/Absence (Colilert)

12.00

Presence/Absence (Colisure)

12.00

Enumeration of Total Coliform & E. Coli

15.00

h.

Immunology

Brucella/Tularemia Antibody

18.00

Complement Fixation per Antigen

23.00

CF Adult Respiratory Panel (4 Antigens)

46.00

CF Child Respiratory Panel (7 Antigens)

161.00

CF CNS Panel (9 Antigens)

138.00

CMV Antibody

9.00

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test

6.00

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmatory Test

3.00

Hepatitis B. Surface Antibody

9.00

Hepatitis B Core Antibody

11.00

Hepatitis C Antibody

12.00

Hepatitis C Confirmatory Test

65.00

Hepatitis Panel

25.00

HIV Antibody Screen

6.00

HIV Antibody Supplemental

8.00

HIV 1/2 Antibody Screen

6.00

Legionella Antibody

34.00

Measles Antibody

9.00

Mumps Antibody

9.00

Rubella Antibody

7.00

Syphilis Test (RPR)

5.00

FTA ABS

17.00

Toxoplasma Antibody

13.00

Varicella Antibody

9.00

Borrelia burgdorferi Antibody

31.00

Borrelia burgdorferi Antibody Supplement

33.00

HIV 1 Quantification

148.00

i.

Microbiology

Chlamydia Probe Assay

6.00

Cryptosporidium

10.00

Culture, enteric

21.00

Culture, gonococcal

6.00

Culture, fungal

19.00

Culture, fungal and mycobacterial

40.00

Culture, mycobacterial

20.00

Culture, sputum or nasopharyngeal

17.00

GC Probe Assay

5.00

GC/Chlamydia Probe Assay (single specimen)

10.00

Giardia Screen

10.00

Ova and parasites

20.00

Ova and parasites, Trichome Stain

20.00

Rabies examination

100.00

Acid Fast Stain (Parasites)

20.00

Chlamydia trachomatis Amplification Assay

10.00

Culture Bacterial (Food)

15.00

GC Amplification Assay

10.00

GC/Chlamydia Amplification Assay (Single Specimen)

19.00

Mycobacterial Species, ID (DNA Probe)

27.00

Mycobacteria Tuberculosis, Amplification

35.00

Pinworm ID

9.00

Tick ID

25.00

Tick, Amplified Assay for B.burgdorferi

25.00

13-022 Code Vt. R. 13-140-022-X

Effective Date: August 1, 1994 (Secretary of State Rule Log #94-29)
AMENDED: September 30, 1999 (Secretary of State Rule Log #99-43)
November 1999 *Technical Revision only (page left out of last update)
Statutory Authority: 18 V.S.A. §§ 104 and 503(c)