Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, “anatomic pathology service” means any of the following performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:

(1) Histopathology or surgical pathology, meaning the gross and microscopic examination and histologic processing of organ tissue.

(2) Cytopathology, meaning the microscopic examination of cells from the following:

(A) Fluids.

(B) Aspirates.

(C) Washings.

(D) Brushings.

(E) Smears.

(3) Hematology, meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and peripheral blood smears when the attending or treating physician or technologist requests that a blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist.

(4) Subcellular pathology and molecular pathology, meaning the assessment of a specimen for detection, localization, measurement, or analysis of protein or nucleic acid targets.

(5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists.

As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.