<html> <head> <title>Rule 55:05:06:10 Storage of specimens.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 55:05:06:10"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 55:05:06:10 Storage of specimens."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>55:05:06:10.&nbsp;&nbsp;Storage of specimens.</b> The designated laboratory must have the capacity to store specimens it tests in secure short-term refrigerated and long-term frozen storage. Any specimen which produces a confirmed positive result shall be retained for one year. Any confirmed positive test results and all other pertinent documentation shall be retained by the laboratory for five years or until legal remedies are exhausted.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 17 SDR 25, effective August 19, 1990.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=23-3-69">23-3-69(5).</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b>SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=23-3-65">23-3-65.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>