Kentucky Statutes 333.170 – Unlicensed person not to maintain office for collection of specimens — Shipment through mails regulated
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(1) No person shall represent, or maintain an office or specimen collection station or other facility for the representation of any medical laboratory situated in this state unless the medical laboratory so represented is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(2) No person shall represent, or maintain an office or a specimen collection station or other facility for the representation of any medical laboratory situated outside this state unless the medical laboratory so represented is licensed or approved by the appropriate agency of the state concerned.
(3) The cabinet may, from time to time, determine which tests may be performed on specimens shipped through the mails and may prescribe requirements for collection, transportation, and preservation of such specimens.
History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 20.
(2) No person shall represent, or maintain an office or a specimen collection station or other facility for the representation of any medical laboratory situated outside this state unless the medical laboratory so represented is licensed or approved by the appropriate agency of the state concerned.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 333.170
- Cabinet: means the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. See Kentucky Statutes 333.020
- Medical laboratory: means any institution, building, place, or any other facility in which operations and procedures for the microbiological, serological, chemical, hematological, immunohematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other methods of examination of tissues including blood, secretions, and excretions of the human body are performed to obtain information in diagnosing, preventing, or treating disease, or in which the results of any examination, determination, or test are used as a basis for health advice. See Kentucky Statutes 333.020
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, municipality, political subdivision, or any other entity whether organized for profit or not. See Kentucky Statutes 333.020
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) The cabinet may, from time to time, determine which tests may be performed on specimens shipped through the mails and may prescribe requirements for collection, transportation, and preservation of such specimens.
History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 20.