3701-49-01.1 Fees for laboratory services (variable fees).

 

 

 

3701-49-01.1               Fees for laboratory services (variable fees).

 

 

 

(A)      Unless exempted under paragraph (B) or (C) of rule 2701-49-01 of the Administrative Code, the director of health shall charge and collect a fee for each parameter or group of parameters in the bacteriological, chemical, or radiological analyses of environmental samples or the toxicological analysis of body fluid as set forth in this rule.

 

(1)   Potable and non-potable water samples

 

(a)   Inorganic chemicals/miscellaneous

 

PARAMETER	COST	PARAMETER	COST
Turbidity	10.00	Phenols	15.00
Conductivity	8.00	Arsenic	22.00
pH, lab.	8.00	Mercury	22.00
Alkalinity T.	12.00	Paint chips	20.00
Alkalinity	15.00	Sand sieve	75.00
Alkalinity	15.00	Selenium	22.00
Acidity, T.	12.00	Calcium	10.00
Residue, T.	10.00	Magnesium	10.00
Residue, T. VOL.	15.00	Potassium	10.00
Residue, T. NFL.	15.00	Sodium	10.00
Residue, T. FLT.	15.00	Aluminum	10.00
Residue, V. FLT.	15.00	Antimony	10.00
Residue, SETT.	10.00	Barium	10.00
Total Kjeldahl	25.00	Berylium	10.00
Nitrogen ammonia	12.00	Boron	20.00
Nitrate-nitrite	12.00	Cadmium	10.00
Nitrite	8.00	Chromium, T.	10.00
Phosphorus, T.	25.00	Cobalt	20.00

 

 

 

Phosphorus, S.	25.00	Copper	10.00
Reactive phosphorus	8.00	Iron. T.	10.00
Sulfate	12.00	Lead	10.00
Sulfide	35.00	Manganese	10.00
Chloride	12.00	Nickel	10.00
Fluoride	12.00	Silver	10.00
Cyanide	15.00	Strontium	10.00
BOD	25.00	Tin	30.00
COD	20.00	Titanium	20.00
Oil-grease	48.00	Vanadium	10.00
Thallium	12.00	Zinc	10.00

(b)

EPA minimum compliance requirements for public water systems - arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, fluoride, mercury, selenium, nickel, antimony, berylium, thallium and cyanide.

EPA minimum compliance requirements for new well systems - alkalinity, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, calcium, chloride, chromium, cyanide, fluoride, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, nickel, nitrates, residue, selenium, silver, sodium, sulfate, and thallium.

COST

$132.00

$245.00

(c)

Organic chemicals	COST
Pesticides/herbicides	100.00
Trihalomethanes	100.00
Extraction (b/n and acid scan)	50.00
Purgeable aromatics	100.00

(d)

Radioactivity                                                                                     COST

Gross alpha                                                                                        $ 35.00

Gross alpha and beta                                                                         35.00

Uranium                                                                                             100.00

Iodine 131                                                                                         100.00

Strontium 90                                                                                      100.00

Tritium                                                                                               30.00

Computerized multichannel analyzer (CMA) (72 elements)             40.00/hour Gross alpha and beta (milk, soil, sediment, vegetation, etc.)                                       85.00

Gamma scan (water)                                                                          75.00

Gamma scan (milk)                                                                            45.00

Gamma scan (soil, sediment, vegetation, etc.)                                  95.00

Radium 226                                                                                       150.00

Radium 228                                                                                       150.00

All of the costs listed above are for drinking water samples unless otherwise indicated.

(2)

Occupation health	COST
Arsenic	$ 30.00
Asbestos (fiber count)	50.00
Formaldehyde	15.00
Inorganics (ion specific electrode)	25.00
Mercury	15.00
Metals	12.00

Organics (first component)	30.00
(each additional component)	20.00
Particulates	15.00
Silica	15.00
GC/MS - identification and quantification of organic chemicals	50.00/hour

(3)   Special toxicology services

A special preparation fee of thirty dollars shall be assessed in addition to the regular fee for specimens other than blood, plasma, serum, or urine.

PANEL	(a)	DESCRIPTION	CLINICAL/FORENSIC
Ethanol		Alcohol in bio-fluids	$ 15.00
	(b)
PANEL Volatiles		DESCRIPTION 1,1,1-tricholoroethane	CLINICAL/FORENSIC 14.00
		1-Popanol	14.00
		2-Propanol	14.00
		Acetone	14.00
		Carbon tetrachloride	14.00
		Chloroform	14.00
		Dichloroemethane	14.00
		Ethyl Acetate	14.00
		Isobutanol	14.00
		Methanol	14.00
		Methyl Acetate	14.00
		N-butanol	14.00

	N-hexane	14.00
	Propionaldehyde	14.00
	Sec-butanol	14.00
	Tetrachloroethylene	14.00
	Toluene	14.00
	Trichloroethylene	14.00
(c)	Xylene	14.00

Blood bound Carbon monoxide and hemoglobin (blood only)                           $ 10.00

(d)

Drug screens                 (Screens only; no confirmation/quantification)

Ten drug classes: i.e., benzodiazepines, barbiturates, amphetamines, methadone, propoxyphene, cocaine and opiates, cannabinoids, phencyclidine piperidine (PCP), and methaqualone

$ 25.00

(e)

Drug screen/confirmation/quantitation               (clinical)                                 $ 45.00

(forensic)                               $ 57.00

Ten drug classes: i.e, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, amphetamines, methadone, propoxyphene, cocaine, opiates, cannabinoids, phencyclidine piperidine (PCP), and methaqualone

(f)

Combination Ethanol, drug screen (ten toxicology classes), confirmation and quantitation

(clinical)                           $ 55.00

(forensic)                          $ 67.00

(g) Comprehensive Includes ethanol, ten classes toxicology and drugs not listed*

G-1	Screen only (clinical only)	$ 60.00
G-2	Screen/confirmation/quantitation	$145.00

*Limited by standards available.

(4)   Hereditary/metabolic diseases

Newborn screen                                                                                                $22.00

33.75**

Hemoglobin pattern                                                                                          10.00

**This fee is in addition to the fee collected pursuant to rule 3701-55-20 of the Administrative Code.amount includes $19.75 for laboratory services as prescribed by section 3701.23(B)(1) of the Revised Code and $14.00 for the programs prescribed by section 3701.23(B)(2) of the Revised Code.

(5)   Clinical chemistry

Lead-EP (erythrocyte proto.)                                                                      $ 7.50

Lead-quantitative                                                                                        15.00

(6)

(a)   General bacteriology unit

Identification/confirmation	$ 30.00*
Stool-positive	15.00
Stool-negative	12.00
Food screen	50.00
Sero group-salmonella/shigella (and type)	10.00

Sero group/type salmonella                                                                 25.00*

Sero group/hemophilis                                                                        20.00*

Sero group/meningitis                                                                         20.00*

Sero group/lancefield                                                                          20.00*

FA bordetella                                                                                      12.00

B. pertussis culture                                                                              20.00

Phage type                                                                                          25.00*

Beta hemolytic streptococci                                                                15.00

(b)   Virus isolation unit

Rabies examination	$ 30.00
Stool culture-virus isolation	25.00
Swab-virus isolation	20.00
Virocult FA virus isolation (herpes)	20.00
Biopsy-virus isolation	30.00
Spinal fluid-virus isolation	25.00
Urine-virus isolation	25.00
Viral isolate-confirm/identification	40.00*
Chlamydia	10.00
HIV EIA	6.75
HIV Western Blot	32.50
Orasure HIV EIA	5.25
Orasure HIV Western Blot	38.00

(c)   Special microbiology unit

GC cultures                                                                                                        $ 11.02

GC smears                                                                                                         5.00

Botulism	40.00
Legionnaires-cultures	30.00*
Legionnaires-FA	15.00
Mycoplasma	20.00
Ureaplasma	25.00
Campylobacter/yersinia	20.00
Stool-positive	15.00
Stool-negative	12.00

(d)  Mycology/parasitology unit

Smear-parasitology                                                                                            $ 10.00

Stool-parasitology                                                                                             15.00

Pinworm                                                                                                            7.50

Mycelial identification-mycology                                                                     30.00*

Yeast identification-mycology                                                                          30.00*

Nocardia                                                                                                            30.00*

Streptomyces                                                                                                     30.00*

Sputum-mycology                                                                                             25.00

Blood-mycology                                                                                               20.00

Spinal fluid-mycology                                                                                       20.00

Biopsy-mycology                                                                                              30.00

Skin-mycology                                                                                                  20.00

Nails (whole)-mycology                                                                                    20.00

Nails (micronized)-mycology                                                                            20.00

Hair-mycology                                                                                                  20.00

Environmental samples (added to identification charge)                                 25.00/hour

(e)   Serology unit

Cryptococcus	$ 30.00
Coccidiomycosis	30.00
Histo/blastomycosis	30.00
Histoplasmosis	30.00
Blastomycosis	30.00
Aspergillosis	30.00
Legionella	20.00
Respiratory battery	100.00
Para-influenza 1, 2, and 3	25.00
Adenovirus	20.00
Respiratory syncytial	20.00
M. pneumoniae	$ 20.00
Mumps	15.00
Rubeola	15.00
Varicella	15.00
Torch battery	45.00
Toxoplasmosis	15.00
Animal toxoplasmosis-IHA	15.00
Rubella	15.00
Cytomegalovirus	15.00
Herpes simplex	15.00
Rocky mountain spotted fever	30.00
Murine typhus	30.00
Lyme disease	30.00

Q fever                                                                                                               30.00

VDRL                                                                                                                8.50

FTA                                                                                                                    13.25

Chlamydia                                                                                                          13.25

Gonorrhea                                                                                                          11.02

(f)  Sanitary microbiology

(i)   Drinking water

Total coliform	$ 7.50
Fecal coliform	7.50
Fecal streptococcus	7.50
MPN	15.00
Standard plate count	7.50
Staphylococcus	10.00
Beta hemolysis	5.00
Speciation (first pick)	15.00
Each additional	5.00

(ii)   Stream Water

Total coliform	$ 15.00
Fecal coliform	15.00
Fecal streptococcus	15.00
Additional preparation or special procedures	25.00/hour

(iii)   Milk samples

Wisconsin mastitis (+DMSCC)                                                                       $ 5.00

Standard plate count	5.00
Coliform count	5.00
Phosphatase	5.00
Antibiotic	5.00
Detection of inhibitory substance	5.00
Finished milk product package	10.00
Raw milk product package	6.50

(g)   Mycobacteriology

Clinical material-mycobacteriology	$ 20.00
Smear-mycobacteriology	7.50
ID-mycobacteriology	27.50*
Drug sensitivity (mycobac.)	20.00

* exempt for pure cultures

(7) Proficiency testing specimens

Syphilis serology (5 sets)	$200.00
Non-syphiliserology (4 sets)	80.00
Chemistry, general (4 sets)	150.00
Toxicology/endocrinology (4 sets)	100.00
Blood group & type (4 sets)	80.00
Parasitology (4 sets)	300.00
General micro (4 sets)	250.00
Mycology (4 sets)	250.00
Urinalysis (4 sets)	80.00
Gonorrhea cultures (1 set)	50.00

Gonorrhea cultures (4 sets)                                                                                   150.00

(B)   In cases when it is necessary or desirable for the department of health laboratory to perform a test that falls within one of the general categories specified in paragraph (A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(3), (A)(4), (A)(5), (A)(6), or (A)(7) of this rule, but for which no fee has been established by this rule, the director of health may establish and charge a reasonable fee for the test. A fee established under this paragraph shall remain in effect for no longer than one hundred eighty days or until a fee is established by rule of the public health council, whichever occurs first.

Effective:                                11/15/2004

R.C. 119.032 review dates:    07/26/2004 and 11/01/2009

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

11/05/2004

Date

Promulgated Under:   119.03

Statutory Authority:   3701.221

Rule Amplifies:           3701.22

Prior Effective Dates: 10/1/1982, 8/1/85, 8/8/91

(Emer.), 10/4/91, 11/13/92, 7/12/93, 1/26/2002