As used in this chapter, "anatomic pathology service" means any of the following performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:

1. (1) Histopathology or surgical pathology, meaning the gross and microscopic examination and histologic processing of organ tissue.

2. (2) Cytopathology, meaning the microscopic examination of cells from the following:

   1. (A) Fluids.
   2. (B) Aspirates.
   3. (C) Washings.
   4. (D) Brushings.
   5. (E) Smears.
3. (3) Hematology, meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and peripheral blood smears when the attending or treating physician or technologist requests that a blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist.
4. (4) Subcellular pathology and molecular pathology, meaning the assessment of a specimen for detection, localization, measurement, or analysis of protein or nucleic acid targets.
5. (5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists.

As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.