{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-139","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-139","heading":"Persons in charge of laboratories to report.","body":"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:\n(1)\tSputa, gastric contents, or other specimens which are smear positive for acid fast bacilli or culture positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis;\n(2)\tUrethral smears positive for Gram-negative intracellular diplococci or any culture positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae;\n(3)\tPositive serological tests for syphilis or positive darkfield examination; [or]\n(4)\tAny other positive test indicative of a communicable disease or communicable condition for which laboratory reporting is required by the Commission. (1981, c. 81, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 782, s. 9; 2001-28, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 130A. Public Health.","Article 6. Communicable Diseases.","Part 1. In General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_130A/GS_130A-139.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:20:37Z","sha256":"4d6d6b1bfc3aee294dd517ab555c5b7991ff1bb2d7f864aecbf225b026fb4e20","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-138","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-130a-140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}