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Subtitle 1 - Public Health and Clinical Laboratories
Section 17-101 - Public Laboratories Established - The Secretary shall determine the number and location of public...
Section 17-102 - Duties of Public Laboratories - A public health and clinical laboratory shall provide services in...
Section 17-103 - Establishment of Fees - (a) Except as otherwise provided, the Secretary may set a...
Section 17-103.1 - Laboratory Testing Fund - (a) In this section, “Fund” means the Laboratory Testing Fund....
Section 17-104 - Mutual Aid Agreements - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories
Section 17-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-202 - Standards and Inspections of Medical Laboratories and Cytology Laboratories; Cytology Proficiency Testing Program - (a) (1) The Secretary shall adopt regulations that set standards...
Section 17-202.1 - Release of Laboratory Examination Results - (a) On written request of an individual to a medical...
Section 17-203 - Qualifications of Personnel - (a) The Secretary may adopt regulations that set qualifications for...
Section 17-205 - License Required; Exceptions - (a) A person shall hold a license issued by the...
Section 17-206 - Qualifications for Licenses - To qualify for a license, an applicant shall provide evidence...
Section 17-207 - Applications for Licenses - (a) An applicant for a license shall submit an application...
Section 17-208 - Issuance and Contents of License - (a) The Secretary shall issue a license to any applicant...
Section 17-210 - Denials, Suspensions, Revocations, and Limitations - (a) The Secretary may deny a license to any applicant...
Section 17-211 - Proficiency Testing Program for Physicians - (a) A laboratory issued a license under this subtitle shall...
Section 17-212 - Operating Without License - Unless a person holds a license issued by the Secretary...
Section 17-213 - Representing or Servicing Medical Laboratories - Unless a medical laboratory has a valid license, no other...
Section 17-214 - Job-Related Alcohol and Controlled Dangerous Substances Testing - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 17-215 - Advertising or Soliciting for Medical Laboratories - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 17-216 - Penalties - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Section 17-217 - Laboratory Advisory Committee - (a) The Secretary shall establish a Laboratory Advisory Committee to...
Subtitle 2A - Forensic Laboratories
Section 17-2A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-2A-02 - Regulations for Standards and Requirements and for Forensic Proficiency Testing Program; Inspections; Compliance - (a) (1) The Secretary shall adopt regulations that set standards...
Section 17-2A-03 - Availability of Deficiency Statements and Plans of Correction; Confidentiality of Compliance Proceedings and Records - (a) Forensic laboratory deficiency statements and plans of correction are...
Section 17-2A-04 - License Requirements; Exceptions - (a) After December 31, 2011, a forensic laboratory shall hold...
Section 17-2A-05 - License Qualifications - To qualify for a license, an applicant shall provide evidence...
Section 17-2A-06 - Application for License - (a) An applicant for a license shall submit an application...
Section 17-2A-07 - Issuance, Scope, and Status of License - (a) The Secretary shall issue a license to an applicant...
Section 17-2A-09 - Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Limitation of License - (a) The Secretary may deny a license to an applicant...
Section 17-2A-10 - Discrimination or Retaliation Against Employees Reporting Irregularities Prohibited - (a) In this section, “discriminate or retaliate” includes: (1) Failing...
Section 17-2A-11 - Violations; Penalties - (a) A person that violates any provision of this subtitle...
Section 17-2A-12 - Forensic Laboratory Advisory Committee - (a) The Governor shall establish a Forensic Laboratory Advisory Committee...
Subtitle 3 - Tissue Banks
Section 17-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-302 - Standards and Inspections of Tissue Banks - (a) (1) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that...
Section 17-303 - Qualifications of Directors - (a) The Secretary shall adopt rules and regulations that set...
Section 17-305 - Permit Required - A person shall hold a permit issued by the Secretary...
Section 17-306 - Qualifications for Permits - To qualify for a permit, an applicant shall satisfy the...
Section 17-307 - Applications for Permits - (a) An applicant for a permit shall submit an application...
Section 17-308 - Issuance and Contents of Permit - (a) The Secretary shall issue a permit to any applicant...
Section 17-309 - Scope of Permit - While it is effective, a permit authorizes the permit holder:...
Section 17-311 - Denials, Suspensions, and Revocations - (a) The Secretary may deny a permit to any applicant...
Section 17-312 - Operating Without Permit - (a) A person may not operate a tissue bank in...
Section 17-313 - Representing or Servicing Tissue Banks - (a) A person may not represent or service any tissue...
Section 17-314 - Penalties - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Subtitle 5 - Cholesterol Testing
Section 17-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-502 - Permits Generally Required - (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section...
Section 17-503 - Submission of Plans - (a) Any local or county health department may submit to...
Section 17-504 - Regulations; Certification of Personnel Not Required - (a) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions...
Section 17-505 - Qualifications for Permit - To qualify for a permit, an applicant shall meet the...
Section 17-506 - Applications for Permits - An applicant for a permit shall submit an application to...
Section 17-507 - Issuance and Contents of Permit - (a) The Secretary shall issue a permit to any applicant...
Section 17-509 - Denials, Suspensions, or Revocations - (a) The Secretary may deny a permit to an applicant...
Section 17-510 - Testing Without Permit; Nontransferability of Permit - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person...
Section 17-511 - Violations; Penalties - A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...
Subtitle 6 - Biological Agents Registry Program
Section 17-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 17-602 - Registry Program - (a) There is a Biological Agents Registry Program in the...
Section 17-603 - Reporting Requirements - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 17-604 - Confidentiality - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, information prepared...
Section 17-605 - Penalty - (a) A person who violates any provision of this subtitle...
Subtitle 7 - Biosafety Level 3 (Bsl-3) Laboratories in Frederick County
Section 17-701 - Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories in Frederick County -- Information Reported - (a) In this section, “BSL–3 laboratory” means a laboratory designated...