- (a) Specimens submitted to the Texas Department of Health (department) shall be in compliance with the Bureau of Laboratories (bureau) Manual of Reference Services (manual) and other written instructions established by the bureau.
- (b) Failure to submit a specimen as required may result in the department's refusal to perform the requested services.
- (c) The manual and other written instructions may be obtained upon request from the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756-3199, (512) 458-7318 or from the bureau's website, http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/lab.
Source Note:The provisions of this §73.31 adopted to be effective November 10, 2002, 27 TexReg 10386.