A person in charge of a laboratory providing diagnostic service in this State shall report information required by the Commission to a public health agency specified by the Commission when the laboratory makes any of the following findings: (1) Sputa, gastric contents, or other specimens which are smear positive for acid fast bacilli or culture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis; (2) Urethral smears positive for Gram-negative intracellular diplococci or any culture positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae; (3) Positive serological tests for syphilis or positive darkfield examination; [or] (4) Any other positive test indicative of a communicable disease or communicable condition for which laboratory reporting is required by the Commission.
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