California Code of Regulations
Title 22 - Social Security
Division 5 - Licensing and Certification of Health Facilities, Home Health Agencies, Clinics, and Referral Agencies
Chapter 1 - General Acute Care Hospitals
Article 3 - Basic Services
Section 70245 - Clinical Laboratory Service Staff
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A physician shall have overall responsibility for the clinical laboratory service. This physician shall be certified or eligible for certification in clinical pathology and/or pathologic anatomy by the American Board of Pathology. If such a pathologist is not available on a full-time or regular part-time weekly basis, a physician or a licensed clinical laboratory bioanalyst who is available on a full-time or regular part-time basis may administer the clinical laboratory. In this circumstance, a pathologist, qualified as above, shall provide consultation at suitable intervals to assure high quality service.
(b) There shall be a physician, clinical laboratory bioanalyst or clinical laboratory technologist on duty or on call at all times to assure the availability of emergency laboratory services.
(c) There shall be sufficient staff with adequate training and experience to meet the needs of the service being offered.
1. Repealer of subsection (d) filed 6-15-89 its an emergency; operative 6-15-89 (Register 89, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or subsection (d) will be reinstated as it existed prior to the emergency on 10-13-89.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-15-89 order transmitted to OAL on 10-13-89 and disapproved by OAL on 11-13-89 (Register 89, No. 46).
3. Repealer of subsection (d) refiled 11-16-89 as an emergency; operative 11-16-89 (Register 89, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or the section will be reinstated as it existed prior to the emergency on 3-16-90.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-16-89 order transmitted to OAL 3-15-90 and filed 4-16-90 (Register 90, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
