Tennessee § 68-29-111 License required to operate medical and rural hospital-based laboratories

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§ 68-29-111 — License required to operate medical and rural hospital-based laboratories

Tennessee § 68-29-111

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-29-111 (2026).

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(a)No person shall conduct, maintain, or operate a medical laboratory in this state unless a license has been obtained from the board, except laboratories exempt under § 68-29-104 . Unless specifically authorized by the board, an individual shall not be permitted to direct more than one (1) medical laboratory. A separate license shall be obtained for each location.

(b)(1) A person shall not conduct, maintain, or operate a rural hospital-based laboratory in this state unless a license has been obtained as described in this part, except for laboratories exempt under § 68-29-104 .

(2)Consistent with the federal requirements of § 353 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 263a ), a medical laboratory supervisor may supervise up to five (5) separate rural hospital-based medical labor

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(a) No person shall conduct, maintain, or operate a medical laboratory in this state unless a license has been obtained from the board, except laboratories exempt under § 68-29-104 . Unless specifically authorized by the board, an individual shall not be permitted to direct more than one (1) medical laboratory. A separate license shall be obtained for each location. (b) (1) A person shall not conduct, maintain, or operate a rural hospital-based laboratory in this state unless a license has been obtained as described in this part, except for laboratories exempt under § 68-29-104 . (2) Consistent with the federal requirements of § 353 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 263a ), a medical laboratory supervisor may supervise up to five (5) separate rural hospital-based medical laboratories when the rural hospital-based laboratories are located within hospitals designated as rural hospitals in accordance with the current federal health resources and services administration's definition of rural areas. (3) A medical laboratory director shall not direct more than five (5) rural hospital-based laboratories, consistent with the federal requirements of § 353 of the Public Health Service Act.