(a) The Mayor shall operate a laboratory reference system and shall prescribe standards for the examination of specimens.
(b) The Mayor shall adopt rules pursuant to § 44-213 that:
(1) Prohibit payment to laboratory personnel based upon the number of tests performed; and
(2) Limit the number of hours that laboratory personnel may work.
(c) The Mayor shall set standards for proficiency testing programs to determine a satisfactory result, a satisfactory level of overall performance, and a substandard level of overall performance.
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-182, § 9, 35 DCR 7718.)
1981 Ed., § 32-1508.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 44 - Charitable and Curative Institutions
Chapter 2 - Clinical Laboratories
§ 44–202. License requirements for clinical laboratories
§ 44–204. Qualifications of technical personnel
§ 44–205. License requirements for physician office laboratories. [Repealed]
§ 44–206. Mayor’s authority to establish Laboratory Advisory Board
§ 44–209. Proficiency testing programs
§ 44–211. Confidentiality of test results