10A NCAC 41C .0702. REPORTABLE DISEASES, ILLNESSES, AND INJURIES

(a)  The following named diseases, illnesses, and injuries are declared to be dangerous to the public health and are hereby made reportable within the time period specified after the disease, illness, and injury is diagnosed:

(1)           asbestosis ‑ 15 working days;

(2)           silicosis ‑ 15 working days;

(3)           elevated blood lead levels for adults aged 18 years of age and above ‑ 15 working days;

(4)           serious and preventable injuries caused by tractors, farm equipment, or farm machinery that occur while working on a farm ‑ 15 working days.

(b)  All laboratories providing diagnostic service in North Carolina shall report to the Occupational Health Section elevated blood lead levels for adults aged 18 years of age and above.

(c)  Physicians are not required to report elevated blood lead levels for adults aged 18 years of age and above when a laboratory providing diagnostic service in North Carolina reports elevated blood lead levels.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑455; 130A‑456; 130A‑457; 130A‑458;

Eff. January 4, 1994.