Ch. 202                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND'

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1996.

Approved April 30, 1996.

CHAPTER 202
(House Bill 276)

AN ACT concerning

Cholesterol Testing

FOR the purpose of exempting certain licensed medical laboratories from a requirement
to obtain a permit to conduct cholesterol testing; repealing certain informational
requirements that an applicant must submit to the Secretary of Health and Mental
Hygiene when applying for a permit to conduct cholesterol testing; and generally
relating to cholesterol testing.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 17-205(a) and 17-208
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health - General
Section 17-502 and 17-506
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1994 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article - Health - General

17-205.

(a) A person shall hold a license issued by the Secretary before the person may:

(1)     Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations in this State;

(2)     Offer or perform medical laboratory tests or examinations on specimens
acquired from health care providers in this State at a medical laboratory located outside
this State; or

(3)     Represent or service in this State a medical laboratory regardless of the
laboratory's location.

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