45:9-42.27 - Definitions
45:9-42.27. Definitions
As used in this act:
a. "Clinical laboratory" means any facility used for the performance of chemical, bacteriologic, virologic, parasitologic, serologic, hematologic, immunohematologic, biophysical, cytologic or other examinations of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of yielding information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease or the assessment of medical condition. Anatomic pathology is not considered to be within the scope of this definition. Any facility used for the collection, processing and transmission of specimens to another facility for the performance of clinical tests falls within the purview of this act.
b. "Department" means the State Department of Health.
c. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Health or his duly authorized agent.
d. "Clinical laboratory owner" means a person or agency in whom is vested the rights of control, possession, and dominion of a clinical laboratory and for the purposes of this act shall include a county, municipality, or any other owner of an institution operating a clinical laboratory.
e. "Clinical laboratory director" means a person who is responsible for the administration of the technical and scientific operation of a clinical laboratory, including, but not limited to, supervision of procedures for testing and reporting of results. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to exempt the director of a clinical laboratory from the licensure requirements of P.L.1953, c. 420 (C. 45:9-42.1 et seq.), where such requirements would otherwise be applicable.
f. "Clinical laboratory evaluation program" means a program of evaluating the proficiency of clinical laboratories by the department.
g. "Anatomic pathology" means the gross or microscopic examination of tissues by a physician specifically trained to interpret and diagnose disease by such examination.
h. "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, corporation or other legal entity.
L.1975, c. 166, s. 2, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.