1. (a) Purpose. This section establishes fees pursuant to the Health and Safety Code, §§12.0122, 12.032 and 12.034 for laboratory services provided by the Bureau of Laboratories (bureau) of the Texas Department of Health (department) and provides for their payment.

2. (b) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

   1. (1) All metals drinking water group--Aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, total hardness (calculated), cadmium, calcium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, sodium, thallium, and zinc.
   2. (2) Chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in drinking water--Alachlor, aldrin, aroclor, atrazine, butachlor, chlordane, dieldrin, endrin, ethyl parathion, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, hexachlorobenzene, lindane, methoxychlor, methyl parathion, metolachlor, metribuzin, propachlor, simazine, toxaphene, and trifluralin.
   3. (3) Fish tissue metals group--Arsenic, mercury, copper, selenium, cadmium, zinc, and lead.
   4. (4) Gamma emitting isotopes--Be-7, Na-22, Na-24, Cl-38, K-40, Ar-41, K-42, Sc-44, Sc-46, V-48,Cr-51, Mn-54, Co-56, Mn-56, Co-57, Co-58, Fe-59, Co-4,Ni-65,Zn-65, Cu-67, Zn-69m, Se-75, As-76, Br-82,Rb-83, B-84, Kr-85, Kr-85m, Sr-85, Kr-87, Kr-88, Rb-88, Y-88, Kr-89, Rb-89, Zr-89, Mo-89,Sr-91,Y-91m, Sr-92, Y-92, Sr-93, Y-93, Nb-94,y-94, Nb-95, Nb-95m, Tc-95, Zr-95, Nb-96, Tc-96, Nb-97, Zr-97, Mo-99,Tc-99m, Ru-103, Rh-105, Ru-106, Ag-108m, Cd-109, Ag-110m, Sn-113, Sb-122, I-124, Sb-124, I-125, Sb-125, Xe-125, I-126, Sb-126, I-129, I130, I-131, Xe131m, I-132, Te-132, Ba-133, I-133, Xe-133, Xe-133m, Cs-134, I-134, I-135, Xe-135, Xe-135m, Cs-136, Cs-137, Cs-138, Xe-138, Ba-139, Ce-139, Ba-140, La-140, Ce-141, Ce-143, Ce-144, Nd-147, Eu-152, Gd-153, Eu-154, Eu-155, Eu-156, Yb-169, Ta-178, Hf-181, Ta-182, W-187, Ir-192, Au-198, Hg-203 , Tl-208, Pb-210, Bi-211, Pb-211, Bi-212, Pb-212, Bi-214, Pb-214, Rn-219, Ra-226, Th-227, Ac-228, Pa-231, Th-231, Th-232, Pa-234, Pa-234m, Th-234, U-235, U-238, Am-241, and Cm-243.
   5. (5) ICP/ICP-MS drinking water metals group--Aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, total hardness (calculated), chromium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium manganese, nickel, silver, and zinc.
   6. (6) Routine water mineral group--Alkalinity, chloride, conductance, fluoride, nitrate, pH, sulfate, and total dissolved solids.
   7. (7) Semi-volatile organic compounds in fish--1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene, 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4-dimethylphenol, 2,4-dinitrophenol, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, 2,6-dinitrotoluene, 2-chloronaphthalene, 2-chlorophenol, 2-methylnaphthalene,2-methylphenol, 2-nitroaniline, 2-nitrophenol, 3,4-methylphenol, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine, 3-nitroaniline, 4,5-dinitro-2-methylphenol, 4-bromophenyl-phenylether, 4-chloro-3-methylphenol, 4-chloraniline, 4-chlorophenyl-phenylether, 4-nitroaniline, 4-nitrophenol, acenaphthene, acenapthylene, aldrin, alpha-bhc, alpha-endosulfan, aniline, anthracene, benzidine, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, beta-bhc, beta-endosulfan, bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane, bis(2-chloroethyl)ether, bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether, bis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, butylbenzylphthalate, chrysene, delta-bhc, dinbenz(a,h)anthracene, dibenzofuran, dieldrin, diethylphthalate, dimethylphthalate, di-n-butylphthalate, di-n-octylphthalate, diphenylhydrazine, endosulfan sulfate, endrin, endrin aldehyde, endrin ketone, fluoranthene, fluorene, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorobutadiene, hexachlorocyclopentadiene, hexachloroethane, hexachlorophene, indent-(1,2,3-cd)pyrene, isophorone, lindane, napthalene, nitrobenzene, n-nitrosodiethylamine, n-nitrosodimethylamine, n-nitroso-di-n-butylamine, n-nitroso-di-n-propylamine, n-nitrosodiphenylamine, p,p'-ddd, p,p'-dde, p,p'-ddt, pentachlorophenol, phenanthrene, phenol, pyrene, pyridine.

   8. (8) Volatile organic compounds (VOC).

      1. (A) In air--1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 2-ethoxyethylacetate, 2-heptanone, 2-propanol, acetone, alpha-pinene, benzene, butoxyethanol, butyl acetate, chloroform, cumene (isopropyl benzene), cyclohexane, cyclohexanone, ethanol, ethyl acetate, ethyl methacrylate, ethyl benzene, heptane, hexachloroethane, isoamyl acetate, iso-butanol, limonene, m/p-xylene, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), methyl methacrylate, napththalene, n-propyl acetate, o-xylene, phenol, sec-butanol, styrene, tetrachloroethylene, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, trichloroethylene.

      2. (B) In drinking water--

         1. (i) Regulated compounds--1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, ethyl benzene, m- and p-xylene, methylene chloride, o-xylene, styrene, tetrachloroethene, toluene, trans-1,2-dichloroethene, trichloroethene, vinyl chloride.
         2. (ii) Monitor compounds--,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachlorethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloropropene, 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichloropropane, 2,2-dichloropropane,2-chlorotoluene, 4-chlorotoluene, 4-isopropyltoluene, bromobenzene, bromochloromethane, Bromoform, bromomethane, chloromethane, chloroform, chloromethane, cis-1,3-dichloropropene, dibromochloromethane, dibromomethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, hexachlorobutadiene, isopropylbenzene, naphthalene, n-buthybenzene, n-propylbenzene, s-butylbenzene, t-butylbenzene, trans-1,3-dichloropropene, trichlorofluoromethane.
         3. (iii) In fish--1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethene, 1,1-dichloropropene, 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, 1,2-dibromoethane, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,2-dichloropropane, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichloropropane, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, 2,2-dichloropropane, 2-butanone, 2-chlorotoulene, 2-hexanone, 4-chlorotoluene, 4-isopropyl toluene, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, acetone, acrylonitrile, benzene, bromobenzene, bromochloromethane, bromodichloromethane, bromoform, bromoethane, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, chloroethane, chloroform, chloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethene, cis-1,3-dichloropropene, dibromochloromethane, dibromomethane, dichlorodifluromethane, ethyl methacrylate, ethylbenzene, hexachlorobutadiene, iodomethane, isopropylbenzene, m- and p-xylene, methyl methacrylate, methyl tert-butyl ether, methylene chloride, napthalene, n-butylbenzene, n-propylbenzene, o-xylene, sec-butylbenzene, styrene, tert-butylbenzene, tetrachloroethane, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, trans-1,2-dichloroethene, trans-1,3-dichloropropene, trichloroethene, trichlorofluoromethane, vinyl chloride.
         4. (iv) Other compounds--2-Butanone (MEK), 2-hexanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone (MIBK), acetone, acrylonitrile, carbon disulfide, ethyl methacrylate, iodomethane, methyl methacrylate, methyl-t-butyl ether (MTBE), tetrahydrofuran, vinyl acetate.

3. (c) Determination of Fees.

   1. (1) The fees assessed for a public health service may not exceed the cost to the department of providing the service.
   2. (2) The fees related to the certification of milk and shellfish laboratories, training of laboratorians, testing of clinical and environmental samples and other laboratory services shall be calculated by department staff in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
   3. (3) The board may establish a fee schedule. In establishing the schedule, the board shall consider a persons ability to pay the entire amount of a fee. A sliding scale for fee imposition may be used on the recipient of the service, and no one will be denied service because of an inability to pay.
4. (d) A schedule of all fees is available upon request from the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Laboratories, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, (512) 458-7318. It is also available online in the manual of reference services on the bureaus web site http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/lab.

5. (e) Payment of fees.

   1. (1) The department will determine whether a fee must be paid with submission of the specimen or whether the department will bill later for the fee unless stated otherwise in this section.
   2. (2) A fee paid is nonrefundable.
6. (f) Failure to pay a fee in a timely manner may result in the department's refusal to accept specimens or samples until the fee is paid.
7. (g) The department shall make reasonable effort to collect the fees, but the department may waive the collection if the administrative cost of collection will exceed the fee.
8. (h) Pursuant to Health and Safety Code, §12.035, the department is required to deposit all money collected for fees and charges under §12.032 and §12.033 in the state treasury to the credit of the Texas Department of Health Public Health Service Fee Fund.

Source Note:The provisions of this §73.51 adopted to be effective November 10, 2002, 27 TexReg 10386.