§ 16-48-1-1 — "Anatomic pathology service"

Indiana § 16-48-1-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 48: OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND
• Ch. 1: Anatomic Pathology Services

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As used in this chapter, "anatomic pathology
service" means any of the following performed by a physician or under
the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:
(1) Histopathology or surgical pathology, meaning the gross and
microscopic examination and histologic processing of organ
tissue.
(2) Cytopathology, meaning the microscopic examination of cells
from the following:
(A) Fluids.
(B) Aspirates.
(C) Washings.
(D) Brushings.
(E) Smears.
(3) Hematology, meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone
marrow aspirates and biopsies, and peripheral blood smears when
the attending or treating physician or technologist requests that a
blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist.
(4) Subcellular pathology and molecular pathology, meaning the
assessment of a specimen for detection, localization,
measurement, or analysis of protein or nucleic acid targets.
(5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.