Lead Levels Reporting

Practitioners are responsible for obtaining and providing all of the following information to laboratories at the time the specimen is sent to or received by the laboratory. Supplying this information enables laboratories to fulfill electronic laboratory reporting requirements under Chapter 64D-3.030, F.A.C.

 a) The patient’s:

1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Telephone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (Hispanic / non-Hispanic)
8. Pregnancy status if applicable
9. Social Security number

b) Type of specimen (e.g. venous vs. capillary specimen)

c) Date of specimen collection

d) Submitting Provider’s:

• Name
• Telephone number, with the area code of the provider requesting the test.
• Address, including street, city, state, and zip code

a) The patient’s:

1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Telephone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (Hispanic / non-Hispanic)
8. Pregnancy status if applicable
9. Social Security number

b) Type of diagnostic tests

c) Type of specimen (e.g. venous vs. capillary specimen)

d) Date of specimen collection

e) Diagnostic test results

f) Treatment given

g) Name, address, and telephone number of the attending practitioner

h) Other necessary epidemiological information requested by the CHD

Blood lead levels ≥3.5 µg/dL must be reported to DOH by the next business day. All blood lead levels <3.5 µg/dL must be reported to DOH within 10 business days.

All reports of blood lead test results must be sent electronically on the Electronic Laboratory Reporting Portal. All reports must include the following information:

a) The patient’s:

1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Telephone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (Hispanic / non-Hispanic)
8. Pregnancy status if applicable
9. Social Security number
10. Date of onset of symptoms (if applicable)
11. Diagnosis

b) Type of diagnostic tests

c) Type of specimen (e.g. venous vs. capillary specimen)

d) Date of specimen collection

e) Diagnostic test results

f) Treatment given

g) Name, address, and telephone number of the attending practitioner

h) Other necessary epidemiological information requested by the CHD

As per Chapter 64D-3, F.A.C laboratories are responsible for providing all of the following information with each blood lead record:

(a) The Patient’s:

1. First and last name, including middle initial
2. Address, including city, state, and zip code
3. Phone number, including area code
4. Date of birth
5. Sex
6. Race
7. Ethnicity (specify if of Hispanic descent or not of Hispanic descent)
8. Pregnancy status
9. Social security number

(b) The Laboratory’s

1. Name
2. Address
3. Telephone number of laboratory performing blood lead test
4. Type of specimen (for example, venous vs. capillary specimen)
5. Date of specimen Collection
6. Date of report
7. Type of test(s) performed
8. All available results

(c) The Submitting Provider’s

1. Name
2. Address
3. Telephone number, including area code

Enforcement and Penalties: Any practitioner, hospital or laboratory who is subject to the provisions of Chapter 64D-3, F.A.C, who fails to report a disease or condition as required or otherwise fails to act in accordance with this rule is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, as provided in sections 775.082 or 775.083, Florida Statutes.

Each violation is considered a separate offense.

All violations by practitioners, hospitals or laboratories may be reported to the appropriate professional licensing authorities and public financing programs.

County Health Department Epidemiology Contact List

Florida Administrative Code 64D 3

Healthcare Practitioner Reporting Guidelines of Notifable Diseases or Conditions in Florida
This document provides a summation and explanation of healthcare practitioner reporting requirements.

Practitioner Single Disease Reporting Form