Patient Notices

HIPAA FAQs

Many patients and physicians have questions about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Click here for some of the common questions (HIPAA FAQs). If you have questions that are not listed below, please visit The United States Department of Health & Human Services website (www.hhs.gov) for additional FAQs or contact DLS directly.


DLS Privacy Notice

Click on the link to view DLS’ Notice of Privacy Practices, effective 5/1/14:
The Queen’s Health Systems Affiliated Covered Entity, NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES


EUA Fact Sheets

Reference the following Emergency Use Authorization fact sheets as a color coded by test type.
Jump to: Antibody, Antigen, Semi-Rapid PCR, RT-PCR, Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus.


Antibody Test EUA Fact Sheets

Test Name:SARS-COV-2 NUCLCAPSD TOTAL AB, QUAL
Test Type:Antibody
Unit Code:72030
Healthcare Provider:Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
Patient:Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 – Recipient Fact Sheet

Test Name:SARS COV-2 S TOTAL AB, SEMI-QUANT
Test Type:Antibody
Unit Code:76810
Healthcare Provider:Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
Patient:Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S – Recipient Fact Sheet


Antigen Test EUA Fact Sheets

Test Name:SARS ANTIGEN
Test Type:Antigen
Unit Code:72300
Healthcare Provider:QuickVue SARS Antigen Test – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
Patient:QuickVue SARS Antigen Test – Patient Fact Sheet


Semi-Rapid PCR Test EUA Fact Sheets

Test Name:SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) PCR, CEPHEID
Test Type:Semi-Rapid PCR
Unit Codes:71793, 71798, 571790
Healthcare Provider:Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Patient:Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Patients

Test Name:SARS COV-2 (COVID-19) RT-PCR, LIAT
Test Type:Semi-Rapid PCR
Unit Codes:76850, 76853, 76858, 176853, 576850
Healthcare Provider:cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Patient:cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Patients

Test Name:SARS-COV-2 & INFLUENZA A/B RT-PCR, LIAT
Test Type:Semi-Rapid PCR
Unit Codes:76850, 76853, 76858, 176853, 576850
Healthcare Provider:cobas SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic acid test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Patient:cobas SARS-CoV-2 Influenza A/B Nucleic Acid Test for use on the cobas Liat System – Fact Sheet for Patients


RT-PCR Test EUA Fact Sheets

Test Name:SARS-COV-2 (COVID) BY BD MAX
Test Type:RT-PCR
Unit Code:171790
Healthcare Provider:BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
Patient:BD SARS-CoV-2 Reagents for BD MAX System – Patient Fact Sheet

Test Name:SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) REAL-TIME PCR
Test Type:RT-PCR
Unit Code:71790
Healthcare Provider:cobas SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Patient:cobas SARS-CoV-2 – Fact Sheet for Patients

Test Name:TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit
Test Type:RT-PCR
Unit Code:71790
Healthcare Provider:TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit – Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
Patient:TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit – Fact Sheet for Patients


Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus (Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus) Test EUA Fact Sheets

Test Name:Xpert Xpress CoV-2/Flu/RSV plus (Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus)
Test Type:CoV-2/Flu/RSV
Unit Code:N/A
Healthcare Provider:EUA Cepheid-Xpertmultiplus – Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
Patient:EUA Cepheid Xpertmultiplus – Fact Sheet for Patients