Maryland Health - General Section 17-504

      (a)      The Secretary shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle, including regulations that assure the citizens of this State that cholesterol testing conducted outside a permanently located medical laboratory meets appropriate national standards of quality assurance.

      (b)      The regulations shall include:

            (1)      Personnel training standards, including requirements for reasonable training, experience, and competency in:

                  (i)      Simple procedures used in drawing blood for cholesterol testing; and

                  (ii)      The operation of blood chemical analyzers used for cholesterol screening;

            (2)      Quality assurance standards;

            (3)      Standards for counseling and referral procedures;

            (4)      Standards for releasing and reporting test results; and

            (5)      A prohibition on the payment of any sum to any person for bringing or referring a patient.

      (c)      (1)      The Secretary may not require that cholesterol testing personnel that conduct cholesterol tests under this subtitle be certified in a medical laboratory specialty.

            (2)      All cholesterol testing conducted under this subtitle shall be overseen by a supervisor knowledgeable in all aspects of cholesterol testing services.