La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3501
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XLV-3501 - Scope and Purpose of ChapterA. Scope of Chapter. The rules of this Chapter provide for and govern the licensure and certification of clinical laboratory personnel to practice clinical laboratory science in the state of Louisiana.B. Declaration of Purpose. The purpose of these rules and the law they implement is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of Louisiana from improper performance of laboratory tests by clinical laboratory personnel. Clinical laboratories provide essential services to health care practitioners by furnishing information vital to determination of the nature, cause, and extent of the condition involved. Licensure of laboratory personnel protects against the improper performance of laboratory tests by establishing and enforcing minimum requirements for safe practice.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3501
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 20:1284 (November 1994).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(5) and 37:1311-1329.