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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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H.B. 879
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documents are public documents; requiring the Secretary a forensic laboratory
to make certain information available to the public within a certain time of a
written request; requiring the Secretary to adopt regulations that set
qualifications for certain personnel; requiring the Secretary to set certain fees;
authorizing the Secretary to set a certain fee; requiring a person forensic
laboratory to hold a certain license before the person forensic laboratory may
offer or perform certain tests, examinations, or analyses in the State on or after
a certain date; requiring the Secretary to issue a letter of exception to certain
laboratories under certain circumstances: authorizing the Secretary to grant a
certain waiver to certain laboratories: requiring an applicant to provide certain
evidence to qualify for a certain license; requiring a certain applicant to submit
an application to the Secretary on a certain form; specifying the required
contents of an application for a certain license; requiring a certain applicant to
pay a certain fee to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring
the Secretary to issue a certain license to a certain applicant; specifying the
required contents of a certain license; requiring a certain license to designate
the tests, examinations, or analyses that may be offered or performed by the
laboratory; prohibiting a certain laboratory from operating in a manner not
designated by its license; providing that a certain license is not transferable;
providing that a certain license expires on a certain date, unless the license is
renewed in accordance with this Act; authorizing a certain licensee to renew its
license for an additional term under certain circumstances; requiring the
Secretary to renew the license of each licensee who that meets certain
requirements; authorizing the Secretary to deny a certain license or suspend,
revoke, or limit a certain license or the authority of a certain licensee to offer or
perform tests that a certain license sets forth under certain circumstances;
requiring the Secretary to take certain actions if the Secretary finds that a
certain laboratory no longer meets certain standards and requirements and the
Secretary to undertake a certain due diligence review under certain
circumstances; requiring authorizing the Secretary to order a certain laboratory
to take certain actions if the Secretary finds that the laboratory provided
erroneous or questionable reports, analyses, examinations, or test results;
requiring a State's Attorney to provide certain notice to certain victims under
certain circumstances; providing for certain penalties; requiring the Secretary
to give a certain applicant or licensee notice and an opportunity for a hearing
under certain circumstances; requiring a certain laboratory to post a certain
notice in a certain place; specifying the required contents of a certain notice;
authorizing an employee of a forensic laboratory to disclose certain information
to the Secretary under certain circumstances; requiring the Secretary to specify
the form of a certain notice; prohibiting a certain laboratory from discriminating
or retaliating taking certain adverse employment actions against a certain
employee for a certain reason certain reasons; authorizing a certain employee to
initiate judicial an action under certain circumstances; providing that a certain
employee who prevails in a certain judicial action is entitled to certain
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