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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, reference
to "a permit to operate" is added to specify that
inspections under this section are required only
for medical laboratories in this State. In
practice, an applicant for a permit to represent
or service an out-of-state medical laboratory
provides, with the application, documentation of
the medical laboratory's compliance with the
standards.

In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the former
limitation that an agreement be with an
organization "approved by the Secretary" is
deleted as an inherent aspect of the
determination by the Secretary to make the
agreement.

The part of former Article 43, § 34(a) that
related to tissue banks now appears in Subtitle 3
of this title.

Defined terms: "Medical laboratory" § 17-201
"Permit" § 17-201 "Secretary" § 1-101

17-203. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

(1)  THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS THAT SET QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS OF MEDICAL
LABORATORIES.

(2)  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS MAY NOT REQUIRE
THAT THE DIRECTOR OF A MEDICAL LABORATORY BE A PHYSICIAN
LICENSED UNDER THE HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE.

(B)  SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.

ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO, FOR AT LEAST 7 CONSECUTIVE YEARS
BEFORE JUNE 1, 1966, WAS DIRECTOR OF A MEDICAL LABORATORY
THAT MET THE STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL
LABORATORIES IN EFFECT BEFORE JUNE 1, 1966 SHALL BE DEEMED
TO MEET THE ACADEMIC AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS FOR
DIRECTORS THAT THE SECRETARY SETS UNDER THIS SECTION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a)(1) of this section is
new language added to state expressly that the
Secretary sets these qualifications. This duty
is implicit in subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this
section, which limit the scope of the
qualifications.

Subsections (a)(2) and (b) of this section
formerly appeared as the first sentence and the
first clause of the second sentence of Article