New York Laws
Title 5 - Clinical Laboratory and Blood Banking Services
580 - Construction.

(b) Such local laws, codes or regulations which are more restrictive
than or additional to the requirements set forth in this title or the
regulations promulgated hereunder shall be deemed not inconsistent.
4. The collection, processing, storage, distribution or use of blood,
blood components or blood derivatives for the purpose of diagnosis,
prevention or treatment of disease is hereby declared to be a public
health service and shall not be construed to be, and is declared not to
be, a sale of such blood, blood components or blood derivatives, for any
purpose or purposes whatsoever.
5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the education law,
individuals performing only waived tests or provider-performed
microscopy procedures in accordance with the provisions of subdivision
three of section five hundred seventy-nine of this title shall not be
required to be licensed or certified as a clinical laboratory
practitioner pursuant to the education law.