Grounds for disciplinary action against clinical laboratories
s. 20, ch. 67-248; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 2, ch. 77-48; s. 401, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 18, 29, 30, ch. 83-276; s. 19, ch. 93-40; ss. 14, 25, ch. 93-178.
The following acts constitute grounds for which a disciplinary action specified in s. 483.221 may be taken against a clinical laboratory:
- (1) Making a fraudulent statement on an application for a clinical laboratory license or any other document required by the agency.
- (2) Permitting unauthorized persons to perform technical procedures or to issue reports.
- (3) Demonstrating incompetence or making consistent errors in the performance of clinical laboratory examinations and procedures or erroneous reporting.
- (4) Performing a test and rendering a report thereon to a person not authorized by law to receive such services.
- (5) Knowingly having professional connection with or knowingly lending the use of the name of the licensed clinical laboratory or its director to an unlicensed clinical laboratory.
- (6) Violating or aiding and abetting in the violation of any provision of this part or the rules adopted under this part.
- (7) Failing to file any report required by the provisions of this part or the rules adopted under this part.
- (8) Reporting a test result for a clinical specimen if the test was not performed on the clinical specimen.
- (9) Performing and reporting tests in a specialty or subspecialty in which the laboratory is not licensed.
- (10) Knowingly advertising false services or credentials.
- (11) Failing to correct deficiencies within the time required by the agency.
History.--s. 20, ch. 67-248; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 2, ch. 77-48; s. 401, ch. 77-147; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 18, 29, 30, ch. 83-276; s. 19, ch. 93-40; ss. 14, 25, ch. 93-178.