§ 22 §2013-A — Applicability

Maine § 22 §2013-A

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
• Part 4: HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CARE
• Ch. 411: MAINE MEDICAL LABORATORY ACT

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In general, this Act applies to all medical laboratories and directors of medical laboratories operating in the State.
1.
Exemptions.
Subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 2 and 3, the following entities are exempted from the provisions of this Act under the following circumstances:
2.
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein testing.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, all medical laboratories and directors of medical laboratories shall be subject to all provisions of this Act, and rules promulgated under it, which govern the performance of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein testing.
3.
Public health reporting requirements.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, any facility, regardless of location, that receives, forwards or analyzes specimens of material from the human body or referred cultures of specimens from the human body and reports the results to health care providers who use the data for purposes of patient care must comply with chapter 250.

Legislative History

PL 1989, c. 72, §2 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 456, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 665, §1 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 600, §§B2-4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 383, §§21,22 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 316, §3 (REV).