California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

• Section 1200.
  Every provision of this chapter shall be liberally construed to protect the interests of all persons affected.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1727.)
• Section 1201.
  As used in this chapter, “person” includes firm, association, partnership, individual, limited liability company, and corporation.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 4. Effective January...
• Section 1202.
  As used in this chapter, “department” means the State Department of Public Health.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 1. (AB 383) Effective January 1,
• Section 1202.5.
  (a) For purposes of this chapter “CLIA” means the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 263a; P.L. 100-578) and the regulations adopted...
• Section 1203.
  As used in this chapter, “clinical laboratory bioanalyst” or “bioanalyst” means a person licensed under Section 1260 to engage in clinical laboratory practice and direction...
• Section 1204.
  As used in this chapter, “clinical laboratory scientist” means any person, other than a licensed clinical laboratory bioanalyst or trainee, who is licensed under Sections...
• Section 1205.
  As used in this chapter, “trainee” means any person licensed under this chapter for the purpose of receiving comprehensive practical experience and instruction in clinical...
• Section 1206.
  (a) For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions are applicable:(1) “Analyte” means the substance or constituent being measured including, but not limited to, glucose, sodium,...
• Section 1206.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1206 and except as otherwise provided in Sections 1206.6 and 1241, no person shall perform a clinical laboratory test or...
• Section 1206.6.
  Subdivision (a) of Section 1206.5 shall not apply to a pharmacist at a community pharmacy who, upon customer request, performs only blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c,...
• Section 1207.
  (a) As used in this chapter, “clinical chemist,” or “clinical microbiologist,” or “clinical toxicologist,” or “clinical genetic molecular biologist,” or “clinical cytogeneticist,” or “oral and maxillofacial...
• Section 1208.
  (a) For the purposes of this chapter whenever the department determines that a new category of license is necessary, either to direct a laboratory, or to...
• Section 1209.
  (a) As used in this chapter, “laboratory director” means any person who is any of the following:(1) A duly licensed physician and surgeon.(2) Only for purposes of a...
• Section 1209.1.
  (a) As used in this chapter, “histocompatibility laboratory director” means a physician and surgeon licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000)...
• Section 1209.5.
  (a) “Autoverification” means the use of a computer algorithm in conjunction with automated clinical laboratory instrumentation to review and verify the results of a clinical laboratory...
• Section 1210.
  (a) As used in this chapter, “clinical chemist scientist,” “clinical microbiologist scientist,” “clinical toxicologist scientist,” “clinical immunohematologist scientist,” “clinical genetic molecular biologist scientist,” “clinical cytogeneticist scientist,”...
• Section 1211.
  (a) As used in this chapter, “owner” means any person with an ownership or control interest in a clinical laboratory.(b) “Person with an ownership or control interest”...
• Section 1211.5.
  For the purposes of this chapter, “cytological slides” shall refer to cellular materials submitted for preliminary cytologic examination.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 927, Sec. 1.5.)
• Section 1212.
  (a) As used in this chapter, “unlicensed laboratory personnel” means a laboratory aide, histocompatibility technician, cardiopulmonary technician, or other person performing the activities authorized by Section...
• Section 1213.
  As used in this chapter, “school” means any place, establishment, or institution organized and operated to offer training for one or more of the personnel...
• Section 1214.
  As used in this chapter, “health fair” means a program of health assessment procedures offered to the general public that may include screening, self-ordered, or...

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