RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY FEES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, has authority to establish and change certain fees or service charges subject to legal requirements; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 101325 of the Health and Safety Code authorizes the County to charge fees to pay the reasonable expenses of the Health Officer in enforcing state laws, regulations and orders relating to public health; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has determined to exercise this authority by adopting the fees that are set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as the San Mateo County Public Health Laboratory Fee Schedule; and

 

WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors finds that the fees set forth in Exhibit A do not exceed the cost of providing the product or service or enforcing the regulation for which the fees are levied.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo that based on the above Recitals, the Board hereby adopts the San Mateo County Public Health Laboratory Fee Schedule, attached hereto as Exhibit A, effective September 1, 2009.

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Exhibit A

San Mateo County Public Health Laboratory Fee Schedule

   

Tests of Public Health Importance

 

Respiratory Disease Tests

Fee*

Acid Fast Smear

$15.00

TB Culture (only)

$30.00

TB Smear & Culture

$60.00

Culture For Identification - Mycobacteria

$40.00

MTB amplified TB probe

$50.00

TB Susceptibility Test

$40.00

Influenza RT - PCR

$80.00

Influenza RT - PCR Subtyping

$80.00

R-Mix Respiratory Virus

$50.00

Bordetella Pertusis RT-PCR ()

$40.00

Bordetella Pertusis Culture

$20.00

Quantiferon

$40.00

Rubella Serology

$15.00

Rubeola Serology

$15.00

Varicella zoster Serology

$15.00

   

Sexually Transmitted Disease Tests

 

Chlamydia by NAAT

$40.00

Gonorrhea & Chlamydia by NAAT

$80.00

Gonorrhea by NAAT

$40.00

Herpes Simplex RT-PCR

$80.00

HIV-1 Antibody by EIA

$15.00

ORA-SURE HIV 1 EIA

$15.00

HIV-1 RNA Quantitative - Viral Load

$100.00

HIV-1 Western Blot

$25.00

Syphilis EIA

$10.00

RPR, Qualitative

$5.00

RPR, Quantitative

$5.00

TPPA Syphilis Confirmation

$15.00

Herpesvirus Type 1 serology

$15.00

Herpesvirus Type 2 serology

$20.00

   

Enteric Disease Tests

 

Norovirus RT-PCR

$80.00

Salmonella culture

$20.00

Shigella culture

$20.00

STEC (E.Coli 0157:H7)

$20.00

Stool Culture Aerobic

$35.00

Hepatitis A total

$14.00

Hepatitis A IgM

$13.00

   

Bloodborne Diseases

 

Hepatitis B surface Ag EIA

$12.00

Hepatitis B surface Ab EIA

$12.00

Hepatitis B Total Core EIA

$14.00

Hepatitis B Core IgM EIA

$13.00

Hepatitis B PCR Quant.

$100.00

Hepatitis C Antibody by EIA

$16.00

Hepatitis C PCR Quant.

$100.00

Acute Hepatitis Panel

$50.00

   

Vectorborne Diseases

 

Blood Smear for Parasites

$15.00

West Nile EIA (Serology)

$17.00

West Nile Virus IFA

$20.00

Arthropod/Insect Identification (Insect ID)

$25.00

   

Other Communicable Diseases of Public Health Importance

 

Molecular test for infectious agent

$80.00

PCR Test For infectious agent

$100.00

Enzyme Immunoassay Test

$15.00

In-direct Fluorescent Antibody Test

$20.00

Viral cell culture test

$50.00

E-Mix for Enteroviruses

$75.00

Microscopic examinations

$15.00

Rabies (mammals)

$0.00

Rabies (non-mammals)

$300.00

MRSA RT-PCR

$50.00

MRSA Culture

$20.00

C. difficile toxin RT-PCR

$50.00

Food (Unofficial sample)

$200.00

   

Chronic Diseases of Public Health Importance

 

Lead Retest

$22.00

Lead Screen

$22.00

   

Environmental Tests

 

AB 1876 (EH Only)

$35.00

AB 411 (EH Only)

$35.00

Colilert Test

$30.00

Colilert Test (Presence/Absence)

$20.00

Colilert Test (Presence/Absence) >30 spec./run

$15.00

Drinking/Source Water (EH only))

$30.00

Enterolert Test

$25.00

Heterotropic Plate Count

$25.00

Legionella Culture (Legion cult)

$55.00

Membrane Filter Test (Coliforms)

$18.00

Membrane Filter Test - Enterococci

$25.00

Multiple Tube Fermentation, Presumptive

$35.00

Nitrate-Environmental (NO3)

$35.00

Nitrite - Environmental (NO2)

$35.00

Nitrate-Nitrite

$55.00

Pool-Hot Tub-Bath

$50.00

Physical Properties I

$30.00

Physical Properties II

$30.00

Color

$15.00

Odor

$15.00

Turbidity

$15.00

Microscopic examinations

$15.00

Gram stain

$15.00

Lactophenol Cotton Blue stain

$15.00

Total Dissolved Solids

$15.00

pH

$15.00

NaCl

$15.00

Conductivity

$15.00

Chlorine

$15.00

   

Tests of Lesser Public Health Importance

 

Bacteria Culture Definitive

$20.00

Bacterial Culture For ID

$25.00

Culture For Identification - Fungus

$40.00

Culture For Identification - Yeast

$30.00

Fungus Culture (Yeast or Mold)

$40.00

Legionella Culture

$20.00

Ova and Parasite

$50.00

E. histolytica antigen EIA

$15.00

Giardia/Cryptosporidium EIA

$25.00

   

Other Services

 

Non-Diagnostic Health Assessment

Registration Fee

$100.00

Courier Fee

$35.00

* The County Health Officer may waive fees for tests that are in the best interest of the public’s health, for example in outbreak situations, or in communicable disease investigations