Okla. Admin. Code § 310:515-1-8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 310:515-1-8 - Organisms/specimens to be sent to the Public Health Laboratory

(a) Pure bacterial isolates of the following organisms shall be sent to the OSDH Public Health Laboratory for additional characterization, typing or confirmation within two (2) working days (Monday through Friday, state holidays excepted) of final identification or diagnosis.

(1)Bacillus anthracis.

(2)Brucella spp.

(3) Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.

(4) Capbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

(5) Carbapenum-resistant Acinetobacter spp.

(6)E. coli 0157, 0157:H7, or a Shiga toxin producing E. oli.

(7)Francisella tularensis.

(8)Haemophilus influenza (sterile site).

(9)Listeria monocytogenes (sterile site).

(10)Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

(11)Neisseria meningitides (sterile site).

(12)Salmonella spp.

(13)Vibrionaceae family (Vibrio spp. Grimontia spp., Photobacterium spp. And other genera in the family).

(14) Yersinia spp.

(b) Following consultation with an OSDH epidemiologist, clinical specimens from suspected cases of Botulism must be sent to the OSDH Public Health Laboratory for testing.

(c) When Plasmodium spp. Is suspected by a healthcare provider, a Giemsa-stained (or other suitable stain) thin and thick, peripheral blood smear prepared from the EDTA should be submitted in addition to the EDTA purple top blood tube.

(d) Laboratories unable to perform reflex culture to isolate/recover the following bacterial pathogens detected by CIDT assays shall submit positive CIDT stool samples in Cary Blair or modified Cary Blair transport media to the OSDH Public Health Laboratory within two (2) working days (Monday through Friday, state holidays excepted) of final CIDT result.

(1) E. coli 0157, 0157:H7, or a Shiga toxin-producing E.coli.

(2)Salmonella spp.

(3)Vibrio spp.

(4)Yersinia spp.

(e) Hospitals and laboratories must send, at a minimum, 10% of their weekly positive specimens for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) - PCR or culture positive specimens.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:515-1-8

Added at 17 Ok Reg 2942, eff 7-13-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1285, eff 5-28-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 1978, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2033, eff 6-25-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1601, eff 7-12-12

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 10/1/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 22, August 1, 2024, eff. 8/11/2024