Section 110.50  Minimum Fees

a)         A submission fee of $2 per accession shall be charged on all accessions.  Persons submitting specimens for which there are no charges for the laboratory procedure shall be exempt from the minimum fee.

b)         The necropsy fee is $45 per accession.  A fee cap of $150 will apply to diagnostic cases when multiple tests are required to complete a diagnosis.  Toxicology tests and disposal of the carcasses will not be included in the cap and will be billed according to the fee schedule. Upon submission, all carcasses become the property of the State of Illinois, to be disposed of in any manner consistent with Illinois law.  No portion thereof, except the ashes resulting from cremation of the carcass, will be returned to the previous owner.

c)         Toxicologic tests  shall be performed only after consultation with, and approval from, the person who requested the laboratory services at the fees set forth in this Part.

d)         All fees shall be doubled on all out-of-state owners, unless a specific charge is noted or the sample is referred from another state diagnostic laboratory at which time only the in-state fee will be charged.

e)         Accessions submitted as rush priority will be charged at least twice the normal rate.  If the cost of complying with the rush exceeds twice the normal charges, additional charges will be applied to cover commodity costs.  This charge will apply to the submissions of any individual requesting results faster than the normal laboratory turnaround, including, but not limited to, samples placed ahead of already pending samples, samples run outside of normal schedules, and testing requested on weekends, holidays or after normal laboratory working hours.

 (Source:  Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 19439, effective January 1, 2011)