Arizona Laws 36-466. Advisory committee on clinical laboratories; membership; duties
A. The advisory committee on clinical laboratories is established consisting of the following members:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-466
- Department: means the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-451
- Director: means the director of the department of health services. See Arizona Laws 36-451
- laboratory: means any facility, agency, institution, medical office, health care institution, building, or place which provides through its ownership or operation facilities for the microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, cytologic, histologic, radiobioassay, cytogenetic, histocompatibility, pathological, toxicological or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of a disease or an impairment or the assessment of human health conditions or to determine the presence, absence or concentration of various substances in the body. See Arizona Laws 36-451
1. Four physicians who are licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 13 or 17 and who are actively engaged in the practice of medicine. The director shall appoint these members.
2. Two physicians who are licensed pursuant to Title 32, Chapter 13 or 17 and who are employed by a clinical laboratory as pathologists. The director shall appoint these members.
3. The director or the director’s designee.
B. The committee shall:
1. Annually select a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members.
2. Advise the department on the use and renewal of standing orders.
3. Conduct regular meetings at the call of the chairperson or a majority of the committee members.
C. The department shall adopt rules based on the recommendations of the advisory committee.
D. Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
E. The department shall provide necessary staff services to the committee.
F. The appointed committee members serve three-year terms.