NHSPI_measure_metadata: 16
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16 | 21.0 | Index | 1.2.6 | 1.0 | HSS | Health Security Surveillance | 2.0 | BMLT | Biological Monitoring & Laboratory Testing | The ability of agencies to conduct rapid and accurate laboratory tests to identify biological, chemical, and radiological agents to address actual or potential exposure to all hazards, focusing on testing human and animal clinical specimens. Support functions include discovery through: active and passive surveillance (both pre- and post-event), characterization, confirmatory testing data, reporting investigative support, ongoing situational awareness. Laboratory quality systems are maintained through external quality assurance and proficiency testing. | M208 | State public health laboratory has a permit for the importation and transportation of materials, organisms, and vectors controlled by USDA/APHIS (U.S. Department of Agriculture/ Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) | The laboratory must have a federal U.S. Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) permit for the importation and transportation of controlled materials. The measure focuses on possession of the permit. | APHL CLSS | Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Comprehensive Laboratory Services Survey (CLSS) | 2012, 2014, & 2016 | Data are self-reported by public health laboratory representatives and may reflect differences in awareness, perspective and interpretation among respondents. |