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333.240 Prohibited actions.
No person shall:
(1) Operate, maintain or direct a medical laboratory, as herein defined, which is
not exempt under KRS 333.040, unless a medical laboratory license has been
obtained from the cabinet.
(2) Conduct, maintain, or operate a nonexempt medical laboratory unless such
laboratory is under the direction of an individual authorized by KRS 333.090.
(3) Accept specimens for tests from and make reports to persons who are not
legally qualified or authorized to submit specimens to medical laboratories and
to receive such reports. However, this does not prohibit the referral of
specimens from one licensed medical laboratory to another laboratory licensed
or approved under this chapter providing the report indicated clearly the
medical laboratory performing the test and the name of the director of such
medical laboratory.
(4) Either personally or through an agent, solicit referral of specimens to his or any
other medical laboratory or contract to perform medical laboratory
examinations of specimens in a manner which offers or implies an offer or
rebates to a person or persons submitting specimens, other fee-splitting
inducements, participation in any fee-splitting arrangements, or other unearned
remuneration.
(5) Violate or aid and abet in the violation of any provision of this chapter or the
rules or regulations promulgated hereunder.
History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 180, sec. 25.
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