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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 7. Health and Social Services. |
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Part 7.1. Administration. |
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Chapter 7.27. Preventive Medical Services. |
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Article 7.27.1. Control of Diseases of Public Health Importance. |
Section 7.27.350. Standard serological tests.
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(a) Standard serological tests for the purposes of AS 18.15.150 - 18.15.180 are RPR, VDRL, FTA-ABS, MHATP, or other tests that provide similar or better standards of accuracy and that have been approved by the department. (b) Laboratories that have complied with the guidelines of 7 AAC 12.820 are approved to perform the tests described in (a) of this section. (c) As used in this section: (1) "RPR" means rapid plasma reagin test, which is a screening test for syphilis; (2) "VDRL" means a venereal disease research laboratory test, which is a test to detect antibody to cardiolipin present in patients with syphilis; (3) "FTA-ABS" means fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test, which is a test for syphilis using fluorescent antibody techniques; (4) "MHATP" means Microhemagglutination-Treponema pallidum test, which is a test for syphilis.
Authorities
18.05.040;18.15.160