Section 475.15  Applicability

a)         This Part is applicable only to diagnostic laboratory tests.  This Part does not apply to reference laboratory tests performed free of charge by the Department, or to other laboratory analyses performed free of charge for either the Department or local health departments.

b)         This Part is not applicable to the Department's Laboratory screening of newborns for metabolic diseases under the Newborn Metabolic Screening and Treatment Code or to screening of children for elevated blood lead levels under the Lead Poisoning Prevention Code.  The fees established in this Part are in addition to other Laboratory fees established under separate statutory authority for two specific purposes: screening newborns for metabolic diseases under the Newborn Metabolic Screening and Treatment Code and screening children for elevated blood lead levels under the Lead Poisoning Prevention Code.

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 6784_, effective ___________)