Section 475.15  Applicability

a)         This Part is applicable only to diagnostic laboratory tests listed in Section 475.25, Fee Schedule.  This Part does not apply to reference laboratory tests performed free-of-charge by the Department, or to other laboratory analyses historically 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" (77 Ill. Adm. Code 661) or screening of children for elevated blood lead levels under the "Lead Poisoning Prevention Code" (77 Ill. Adm. Code 845).  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" (77 Ill. Adm. Code 661); and screening children for elevated blood lead levels under the "Lead Poisoning Prevention Code" (77 Ill. Adm. Code 845).

(Source:  Added at 20 Ill. Reg. 6958, effective May 5, 1996)