Section 333.20511 - Clinical laboratory; license required; authorizing specific categories of procedures; contents of license; display of license and laboratory director's certificate of qualifica - Michigan Statutes

PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978

333.20511 Clinical laboratory; license required; authorizing specific categories of procedures; contents of license; display of license and laboratory director's certificate of qualification; duration of license validity; biennial visits; manner of conducting licensing and inspection activities.

Sec. 20511.

(1) A clinical laboratory shall be licensed under this article.

(2) A license shall authorize specific categories of procedures which the clinical laboratory may perform.

(3) A license shall contain on its face the name of the owner of the clinical laboratory, the name of the laboratory director, the categories of laboratory procedures authorized to be performed in the clinical laboratory, and the location at which the procedures may be performed.

(4) The license and laboratory director's certificate of qualification, if required, shall be displayed at all times in a prominent place in the clinical laboratory.

(5) A clinical laboratory license is valid for not more than 2 years after the date of issuance. Except where the department has entered into agreements as provided in section 20155(5), the department shall make at least biennial visits to clinical laboratories for the purposes of survey, evaluation, and consultation. The department shall conduct licensing and inspection activities in such a manner as to maximize discovery of changes in laboratory personnel and operations and to take advantage of inspections by voluntary accrediting organizations.

History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 474, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
Popular Name: Act 368