3 Report all results

Reports must include:

• The subject's name, date of birth, race, gender, address, county of residence, type of sample (venous or fingerstick) and blood lead level;
• The health care practitioner ordering the test, laboratory identifiers, the date the sample was collected and the date of analysis.
• In addition, to facilitate timely follow-up, it is recommended that reports include parent or guardian information (for children < 18 years of age) or employer information (for adults).

How to report

Initially POLs may report using either paper or electronic methods to submit reports. The Department is in the process of developing reporting capability through the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS). Once this capability is implemented, POLs will be required to report results of all blood lead tests conducted on children under the age of eighteen years electronically through the New York State Immunization Information System (NYSIIS). NYSDOH will provide additional information about requirements for NYSIIS reporting when available, which is anticipated to be in Fall 2009.

POLs that conduct blood lead testing on adults (i.e., any individual 18 years of age or older) can report manually or using other electronic reporting mechanisms.

• Blood lead test results of 10 mcg/dL or greater must be reported to the NYCDOHMH within 24 hours of receipt of the test results
• Blood lead test results below 10 mcg/dL that are not otherwise reported to the NYSDOH must be reported to NYCDOHMH within five business days of results availability.

Reporting of these lead test results to NYCDOHMH will be considered to fulfill the state reporting requirement, i.e. POLs that report to NYCDOHMH will not be required to also submit reports to the state through NYSIIS. NYSDOH is currently working with NYCDOHMH to clarify requirements for lead test reporting from POLs whose patient population includes both children who reside within and outside New York City, i.e. "border providers". Additional information for this specific subset of POLs will be provided separately in the near future.