37-34-302. Exemptions. (1) This chapter does not limit or regulate the practice of licensed physicians, including but not limited to pathologists.

(2) This chapter does not apply to:

(a) any other profession licensed under Title 37 to the extent that the applicable scope of that practice, as defined by statute, rules of the board or agency governing the other profession, or both the statute and rules, authorizes the performance of a clinical laboratory test;

(b) clinical laboratory science practitioners employed by the United States or by any bureau, division, or agency of the United States, while in the discharge of the employee's official duties;

(c) clinical laboratory science practitioners engaged in teaching or research, provided that the results of any examination performed are not used in health maintenance, diagnosis, or treatment of disease;

(d) students or trainees enrolled in a clinical laboratory science education or training program, provided that:

(i) these activities constitute a planned course in the program;

(ii) the persons are designated by a title, such as intern, trainee, or student; and

(iii) the persons work directly under an individual licensed by this state to practice clinical laboratory science;

(e) any person performing only waived tests as provided for in the federal clinical laboratory regulations set forth in 42 CFR part 493;

(f) a perfusionist or cardiopulmonary technician who, as part of a surgical team, performs laboratory tests in an operating room during surgery or during the perioperative and immediate postoperative period; or

(g) clinical laboratory science practitioners, employed by certified rural health clinics, who perform only those basic laboratory services required under federal regulations set forth in 42 CFR 491.9(c)(2).

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 345, L. 1993.