California Code
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 1200. - 1200. Every provision of this chapter shall be liberally construed...

Section 1201. - 1201. As used in this chapter, “person” includes firm, association,...

Section 1202. - 1202. As used in this chapter, “department” means the State...

Section 1202.5. - 1202.5. (a) For purposes of this chapter “CLIA” means the...

Section 1203. - 1203. As used in this chapter, “clinical laboratory bioanalyst” or...

Section 1204. - 1204. As used in this chapter, “clinical laboratory scientist” means...

Section 1205. - 1205. As used in this chapter, “trainee” means a person...

Section 1206. - 1206. (a) For the purposes of this chapter the following...

Section 1206.5. - 1206.5. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1206 and except...

Section 1206.6. - 1206.6. Subdivision (a) of Section 1206.5 shall not apply to...

Section 1207. - 1207. (a) As used in this chapter, “clinical chemist,” “clinical...

Section 1208. - 1208. (a) For the purposes of this chapter whenever the...

Section 1209. - 1209. (a) As used in this chapter, “laboratory director” means...

Section 1209.1. - 1209.1. (a) As used in this chapter, “histocompatibility laboratory director”...

Section 1209.5. - 1209.5. (a) “Autoverification” means the use of a computer algorithm...

Section 1210. - 1210. (a) As used in this chapter, “clinical chemist scientist,”...

Section 1211. - 1211. (a) As used in this chapter, “owner” means any...

Section 1211.5. - 1211.5. For the purposes of this chapter, “cytological slides” shall...

Section 1212. - 1212. (a) As used in this chapter, “unlicensed laboratory personnel”...

Section 1213. - 1213. As used in this chapter, “school” means any place,...

Section 1214. - 1214. As used in this chapter, “health fair” means a...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration and Regulation

Section 1220. - 1220. (a) (1) Each clinical laboratory shall maintain records, equipment,...

Section 1220.5. - 1220.5. (a) The Department of Health Services shall develop, and...

Section 1221. - 1221. The department may employ special examiners, and may make...

Section 1222. - 1222. The department may approve schools that are accredited by...

Section 1222.5. - 1222.5. (a) The department may approve any of the following...

Section 1223. - 1223. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

Section 1224. - 1224. The department may, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with...

Section 1224.5. - 1224.5. The department shall conduct a study to determine whether...

Section 1225. - 1225. (a) In order to carry out this chapter, any...

Section 1226. - 1226. Annually the department may compile and may thereafter publish...

Section 1227. - 1227. Every person or clinical laboratory licensed or registered under...

Section 1228. - 1228. The department shall appoint a multidisciplinary committee to assist,...

ARTICLE 3 - Application of the Chapter

Section 1240. - 1240. This chapter does not authorize any person to practice...

Section 1241. - 1241. (a) This chapter applies to all clinical laboratories in...

Section 1241.1. - 1241.1. (a) A primary care clinic, licensed pursuant to subdivision...

Section 1242. - 1242. Any person duly licensed under the provisions of this...

Section 1242.5. - 1242.5. Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of...

Section 1242.6. - 1242.6. (a) Any registered nurse licensed under the provisions of...

Section 1243. - 1243. A student regularly matriculated in any college or university...

Section 1244. - 1244. (a) Nothing in this chapter shall restrict, limit, or...

Section 1244.1. - 1244.1. Thirty days prior to operating a program of nondiagnostic...

Section 1244.3. - 1244.3. Responsibility for enforcement of Sections 1244 and 1244.1 shall...

Section 1244.4. - 1244.4. Any fee for the filing of documentation and related...

Section 1245. - 1245. (a) Any individual may perform a blood gas analysis...

Section 1246. - 1246. (a) (1) On and after the effective date of...

Section 1246.5. - 1246.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person may...

Section 1246.7. - 1246.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may perform...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training

Section 1247. - 1247. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 1247.2. - 1247.2. For the purpose of this article, the following terms...

Section 1247.3. - 1247.3. The treatment of patients by a hemodialysis technician includes...

Section 1247.4. - 1247.4. The department may adopt regulations it deems necessary to...

Section 1247.5. - 1247.5. A hemodialysis clinic or unit within a licensed clinic...

Section 1247.6. - 1247.6. (a) Except during training under immediate supervision, and except...

Section 1247.61. - 1247.61. To be certified by the department as a Certified...

Section 1247.63. - 1247.63. (a) Certification of a hemodialysis technician issued by the...

Section 1247.64. - 1247.64. A hemodialysis technician may obtain the in-service training or...

Section 1247.66. - 1247.66. (a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the...

Section 1247.7. - 1247.7. An employee in training shall be classified as a...

Section 1247.8. - 1247.8. Each hemodialysis unit or clinic shall have information available...

Section 1247.9. - 1247.9. No person or entity shall provide chronic dialysis services...

ARTICLE 4 - Licensing

Section 1260. - 1260. The department shall issue a clinical laboratory bioanalyst’s license...

Section 1260.1. - 1260.1. The department shall issue a histocompatibility laboratory director’s license...

Section 1260.3. - 1260.3. (a) The department shall issue a medical laboratory technician...

Section 1261. - 1261. (a) (1) The department shall issue a clinical laboratory...

Section 1261.5. - 1261.5. (a) The department may issue limited clinical laboratory scientist’s...

Section 1261.6. - 1261.6. The department may issue a limited clinical laboratory scientist’s...

Section 1262. - 1262. No clinical laboratory scientist’s or limited clinical laboratory scientist’s...

Section 1262.5. - 1262.5. Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant for a clinical laboratory...

Section 1263. - 1263. The department shall license as trainees those individuals desiring...

Section 1264. - 1264. (a) (1) The department shall issue a clinical chemist,...

Section 1265. - 1265. (a) (1) A clinical laboratory performing clinical laboratory tests...

Section 1265.1. - 1265.1. (a) A primary care clinic that submits an application...

Section 1266. - 1266. The clinical laboratory license and the license or current...

Section 1267. - 1267. Any denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under...

Section 1268. - 1268. Upon filing application therefor, containing such information as the...

Section 1269. - 1269. (a) Unlicensed laboratory personnel may perform any of the...

Section 1269.3. - 1269.3. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 1206.5 and 1269, within the specialty...

Section 1269.5. - 1269.5. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license,...

Section 1270. - 1270. (a) On and after January 1, 1991, no person...

Section 1270.5. - 1270.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1301, an application for the renewal...

Section 1271. - 1271. (a) A cytotechnologist shall not examine more than 80...

Section 1271.1. - 1271.1. (a) Clinical laboratories which are licensed pursuant to this...

Section 1272. - 1272. A clinical laboratory shall participate in a state-approved proficiency...

Section 1272.4. - 1272.4. The department shall establish standards for the evaluation of...

Section 1272.6. - 1272.6. The department shall, on or before January 1, 1992,...

Section 1274. - 1274. (a) A laboratory shall document to persons submitting cytologic...

Section 1275. - 1275. The department shall develop and implement regulations for continuing...

ARTICLE 5 - Offenses Against the Chapter

Section 1280. - 1280. It is unlawful for any person to represent himself...

Section 1281. - 1281. It is unlawful for any person to own, operate,...

Section 1281.1. - 1281.1. It is unlawful for any person, including a person...

Section 1282. - 1282. It is unlawful for any person to engage in...

Section 1282.2. - 1282.2. It is unlawful for any person to perform venipuncture,...

Section 1282.3. - 1282.3. (a) It is unlawful for any person to act...

Section 1283. - 1283. It is unlawful for any person to conduct, maintain,...

Section 1284. - 1284. It is unlawful for a duly licensed physician and...

Section 1285. - 1285. It is unlawful for any person conducting, maintaining, or...

Section 1286. - 1286. It is unlawful for any person to operate a...

Section 1287. - 1287. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this...

Section 1288. - 1288. Any person conducting or operating a clinical laboratory may...

Section 1288.3. - 1288.3. (a) If a clinical laboratory employee, agent, or courier...

Section 1288.5. - 1288.5. No person may solicit or accept any biological specimen...

Section 1289. - 1289. The violating or attempting to violate, directly or indirectly,...

Section 1290. - 1290. With the exception of narcotics and dangerous drugs stored...

Section 1291. - 1291. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a licensed physician...

ARTICLE 6 - Revenue

Section 1300. - 1300. The amount of application, registration, and license fees under...

Section 1300.1. - 1300.1. (a) The application and renewal fees for clinical laboratory...

Section 1300.2. - 1300.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the total...

Section 1301. - 1301. (a) The annual renewal fee for a clinical laboratory...

Section 1301.1. - 1301.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department...

Section 1302. - 1302. (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury,...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Penalties

Section 1310. - 1310. If the department determines that a laboratory that has...

Section 1311. - 1311. The department shall have three years from the date...

ARTICLE 7 - Denial, Revocation and Suspension of Licenses

Section 1320. - 1320. The department may deny, suspend, or revoke any license...

Section 1321. - 1321. For purposes of this chapter, a conviction means a...

Section 1322. - 1322. The proceedings under this chapter for the suspension or...

Section 1323. - 1323. The department may temporarily suspend a license or registration...

Section 1324. - 1324. Except for a person or entity whose license was...

Section 1325. - 1325. Notwithstanding Sections 1267 and 1322, the license or registration...

Section 1326. - 1326. The department may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 1327. - 1327. The department may enter into agreements with the Secretary...