2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 19a-30a. Reporting of clinical laboratory errors.
Sec. 19a-30a. Reporting of clinical laboratory errors. (a) Each clinical laboratory, licensed pursuant to section 19a-30, which discovers a medical error made in the
performance or reporting of any test or examination performed by the laboratory shall
promptly notify, in writing, the authorized person ordering the test of the existence of
such error and shall promptly issue a corrected report or request for a retest, with the
exception of HIV testing, in which case, errors shall be reported in person and counseling
provided in accordance with chapter 368x.
(c) Failure to comply with the provisions of this section may be cause for suspension or revocation of the license granted under said section 19a-30.
(d) The Department of Public Health may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 94-100; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.
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