Clinical laboratories shall be responsible for reporting to the Department any result on a specimen that yields evidence significant from a public health standpoint of the presence or for the prevention, diagnosis, or control of anyofthose infectious diseases identified by the Department in conjunction with the Advisory Committee on Clinical Labs.
- (A) These reports shall be submitted on forms provided by the Department at intervals specified by the Department.
- (B) The Department shall supply each responsible laboratory with guidelines indicating the specific laboratory evidences of the diseases which are required to be reported.
- (C) Clinical laboratories making such reports shall not be held liable for having violated a trust or confidential relationship. The reports should be deemed confidential and not a public record within the meaning of M.G.L. c. 4, § 7(26).