2013 District of Columbia Code
Division VIII — GENERAL LAWS
Title 44 — CHARITABLE AND CURATIVE INSTITUTIONS
Subtitle I — HEALTH RELATED INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 2 — CLINICAL LABORATORIES
Section 44-208 — Quality assurance.

(a) The Mayor shall operate a laboratory reference system and shall prescribe standards for the examination of specimens.
(b) The Mayor shall adopt rules pursuant to § 44-213 that:
(1) Prohibit payment to laboratory personnel based upon the number of tests performed; and
(2) Limit the number of hours that laboratory personnel may work.
(c) The Mayor shall set standards for proficiency testing programs to determine a satisfactory result, a satisfactory level of overall performance, and a substandard level of overall performance.

History
(Mar. 16, 1989, D.C. Law 7-182, § 9, 35 DCR 7718.)

Annotations
Prior Codifications. 1981 Ed., § 32-1508.

Legislative History of Law 7-182. For legislative history of D.C. Law 7-182, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 44-201.

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