Section 1078 - Minimum Requirements SpecifiedAny laboratory approved under Section 1076 shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a) Maintain adequate equipment and facilities and sufficient personnel to carry on dependable public health laboratory work.(b) Employ procedures, technics, and reporting practices approved by the Department.(c) Establish and maintain for a minimum of two years adequate record systems and files of laboratory work done.(d) Conduct, maintain, and operate programs, acceptable to the Department, for controlling the quality of test performance.(e) Demonstrate satisfactory performance in a proficiency testing program approved by the Department.(f) Maintain and conduct the laboratory in a manner approved by the Department.(g) Employ personnel as provided in this article.(h) Accept specimens for examination as an aid to patient management only from, and issue reports only to, persons licensed under the provisions of the law relating to the healing arts or their representatives.(i) Employ procedures and precautions to provide for the safety and health protection of all persons in the laboratory.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 1078
1. Amendment filed 8-16-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No. 34).
2. Amendment filed 1-21-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 4).