Ch. 556                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 25, 1989.

CHAPTER 556

(Senate Bill 172)

AN ACT concerning

Permits - Cholesterol Testing

FOR the purpose of requiring that a person hold a permit issued
by the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene under certain
circumstances before the person may offer to provide a test
to detect the amount of cholesterol in an individual's
blood; providing for exemptions from the permit for certain
organizations meeting certain conditions; directing the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt certain
regulations; prohibiting the Secretary from requiring
certain standards for certain medical laboratory personnel;
providing for general standards for supervision of medical
laboratory personnel conducting cholesterol testing;
authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to
set certain fees; requiring the Secretary to waive certain
fees; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
to issue a permit to any applicant who fulfills certain
requirements; providing for the expiration, renewal,
suspension, and revocation of permits; establishing certain
penalties for the violation of this Act; defining certain
terms; providing certain exceptions; and generally relating
to the issuance of permits for cholesterol testing.

BY adding to

Article - Health - General

Section 17-501 through 17-510 17-511, inclusive, to be under

the new subtitle "Subtitle 5. Cholesterol Testing"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - General

SUBTITLE 5. CHOLESTEROL TESTING

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