2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 23 - Health and Safety
CHAPTER 23-16.2 - Laboratories
§ 23-16.2-6 - Issuance or denial of license.

SECTION 23-16.2-6

   § 23-16.2-6  Issuance or denial of license. – Not less than thirty (30) days from the time any application for the license is received, the director shall grant the application and issue a license to maintain a laboratory or station if the director shall be satisfied that the applicant complies with the rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with this chapter, establishing standards for the qualifications of personnel and adequacy of equipment and facilities. The standards for qualification of personnel shall include provision for minimum standards of professional education or experience, as determined by the director. The director may provide for the examination of applicants to determine their qualifications. Notwithstanding the preceding statements in this section, upon payment of any applicable license fees, the director may grant immediate licensure to any clinical laboratory licensed as a clinical laboratory in another state and certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988, when the clinical laboratory has been asked to perform a clinical laboratory service which is not offered by any other clinical laboratory then licensed in this state.