(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “License” means a permit, letter of exception, certificate, or other document issued by the Secretary granting approval or authority to:
(1) Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations in this State;
(2) Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations on specimens acquired from health care providers in this State at a medical laboratory located outside this State; or
(3) Represent or service in this State a medical laboratory regardless of the laboratory’s location.
(c) (1) “Medical laboratory” means any facility, entity, or site that offers or performs tests or examinations in connection with the diagnosis and control of human diseases or the assessment of human health, nutritional, or medical conditions or in connection with job-related drug and alcohol testing.
(2) “Medical laboratory” includes any laboratory owned or operated by the State or owned or operated by a county or municipal corporation in the State.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Medical Laboratories
Section 17-202.1 - Release of Laboratory Examination Results
Section 17-203 - Qualifications of Personnel
Section 17-205 - License Required; Exceptions
Section 17-206 - Qualifications for Licenses
Section 17-207 - Applications for Licenses
Section 17-208 - Issuance and Contents of License
Section 17-210 - Denials, Suspensions, Revocations, and Limitations
Section 17-211 - Proficiency Testing Program for Physicians
Section 17-212 - Operating Without License
Section 17-213 - Representing or Servicing Medical Laboratories
Section 17-214 - Job-Related Alcohol and Controlled Dangerous Substances Testing
Section 17-215 - Advertising or Soliciting for Medical Laboratories