This part applies to all clinical laboratories and clinical laboratory personnel within this state, except:
- (1) Clinical laboratories operated by the United States Government.
- (2) Laboratories operated and maintained exclusively for research and teaching purposes, involving no patient or public health service whatsoever.
- (3) Persons engaged in testing performed by laboratories regulated under s. 483.035(1) or exempt from regulation under s. 483.031(2).
- (4) Respiratory therapists and respiratory care practitioners certified or registered under part V of chapter 468.
- (5) Advanced registered nurse practitioners licensed under chapter 464 who perform provider-performed microscopy procedures (PPMP) in an exclusive-use laboratory setting.
History.--s. 32, ch. 92-58; s. 21, ch. 93-178; s. 6, ch. 97-91; s. 163, ch. 97-264.