CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

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Introduced by Assembly Member Ward

February 16, 2024

An act relating to healing arts.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

Existing law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health, with specified exceptions. A violation of those provisions is a crime. Existing law authorizes a person who is licensed under those provisions to perform certain laboratory tests.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to clinical laboratories.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to clinical laboratories.