2005 Minnesota Statutes - 144.97 — Definitions.

     144.97 Definitions. 


    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  The definitions in this 
 section apply to section 144.98. 


    Subd. 2.    Certification.  "Certification" means 
 written acknowledgment of a laboratory's demonstrated capability 
 to perform tests for a specific purpose. 


    Subd. 3.    Commissioner.  "Commissioner" means the 
 commissioner of health. 


    Subd. 4.    Contract laboratory.  "Contract laboratory" 
 means a laboratory that performs tests on samples on a contract 
 or fee-for-service basis. 


    Subd. 5.    Environmental sample.  "Environmental sample"
 means a substance derived from a nonhuman source and collected 
 for the purpose of analysis. 


    Subd. 6.    Laboratory.  "Laboratory" means the state, a 
 person, corporation, or other entity, including governmental, 
 that examines, analyzes, or tests samples. 


    Subd. 7.    Sample.  "Sample" means a substance derived 
 from a nonhuman source and collected for the purpose of 
 analysis, or a tissue, blood, excretion, or other bodily fluid 
 specimen obtained from a human for the detection of a chemical, 
 etiologic agent, or histologic abnormality.  


    HIST: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 33