36-466
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36-466. Advisory committee on clinical laboratories; membership; duties; definition A. The advisory committee on clinical laboratories is established consisting of the following members: 1. Four physicians who are licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 and who are actively engaged in the practice of medicine. The director shall appoint these members. 2. Two physicians who are licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 and who are employed by a clinical laboratory as pathologists. The director shall appoint these members. 3. The director or the director's designee. B. The committee shall: 1. Annually select a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members. 2. Advise the department in developing a list of direct access tests. The department shall make the list of direct access tests available to the public. 3. Advise the department on the use and renewal of standing orders. 4. Conduct regular meetings at the call of the chairperson or a majority of the committee members. C. The department's designation of a test as a direct access test does not require that the test be covered by a health insurance plan or product pursuant to title 20 or by any program administered by the Arizona health care cost containment system administration pursuant to chapter 29 of this title. D. The department shall adopt rules based on the recommendations of the advisory committee. E. Committee members are not eligible to receive compensation or reimbursement of expenses. F. The department shall provide necessary staff services to the committee. G. The appointed committee members serve three year terms. H. For the purposes of this section, "direct access tests" means tests that may be obtained without a physician referral including tests that have been granted waived status under the federal clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988 (P.L. 100-518). Direct access tests do not include tests that are required to be reported to this state for public health and safety reasons. |