Regulation 4B Duty to notify Public Health Wales of the results of mandatory tests under the International Travel RegulationsF1

(1)

This regulation applies to the operator of a diagnostic laboratory where—

(a)

the laboratory processes a day 2 test or a day 8 test (within the meaning of regulation 6AB of the International Travel Regulations);

(b)

the operator is required to send a notification in relation to the test in accordance with regulation 4A of these Regulations; and

(c)

the operator is required to sequence the test sample under paragraph 1ZA or 2ZA of Schedule 1C to the International Travel Regulations.

(2)

The notification required by regulation 4A(1) must, in addition to the information listed in regulation 4A(3), include the following information so far as it is known to the operator of the diagnostic laboratory—

(a)

name and address of the source laboratory (if different from the diagnostic laboratory);

(b)

the date of the laboratory report;

(c)

the following information about the person (“P”) from whom the sample was taken—

(i)

P’s age in months and years;

(ii)

P’s address and postcode;

(iii)

P’s occupation;

(iv)

whether or not P is immunocompromised;

(v)

whether or not P has received a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2;

(d)

the following information about the sample—

(i)

any laboratory comments;

(ii)

the organism code;

(iii)

the specimen number, including the laboratory’s five-letter unique identifier code;

(iv)

the specimen type;

(v)

the specimen date;

(vi)

the test method applied;

(vii)

cycle threshold values.

(3)

Where the specimen is to be sent to another laboratory for the purposes of sequencing pursuant to paragraph 1ZA or 2ZA of Schedule 1C to the International Travel Regulations, the operator of the diagnostic laboratory must provide that other laboratory with the specimen number used to fulfil the obligation in paragraph (2)(d)(iii).

(4)

In this regulation, “diagnostic laboratory”, “International Travel Regulations”, “operator of a diagnostic laboratory” and “Public Health Wales” have the same meaning as in regulation 4A(13).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 4A-4D inserted (21.9.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Notification) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1063), regs. 1(3), 11