(1)(a) The licensee shall provide laboratory and pathology services that are in accordance with the needs and size of the institution.
- (b) A person appointed and authorized by the hospital administrator shall provide administrative direction of laboratory and pathology services.
- (c) A member of the medical staff shall provide medical direction of laboratory and pathology services.
- (2) Laboratory and pathology services shall make inspection reports, as described in 42 U.S.C. 263a, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, as required for construction plan review in Section R432-4-7 available for department review.
- (3) Laboratories certified by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-approved accrediting agency are in compliance with this section and the licensee shall ensure any accrediting agency inspection reports are available for department review.
KEY: health care facilities
Date of Last Change: June 5, 2026
Notice of Continuation: August 22, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-2-202; 26B-2-203