(a) The department shall:

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(1) Establish and operate a laboratory capable of:

(A) Testing for diseases;
(B) Testing for air and water quality issues; and
(C) Conducting other high complexity testing; and
(2) Ensure that the testing laboratory complies with all applicable standards enumerated in the Clinical Laboratories Improvement Amendments of 1988, title 42 United States Code § 263a.
(b) The department may obtain and expend federal moneys for the operation of the testing laboratory established pursuant to this section.”