California Business and Professions Code

§ 1288.3

BPC § 1288.3 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 2 · Ch. 3 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)If a clinical laboratory employee, agent, or courier retrieves biological specimens located in a public place outside of the custodial control of a licensee, or his or her employee, agent, or contractor, and those specimens are not secured in a locked container, the clinical laboratory employee, agent, or courier, utilizing the form provided by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Section 1220.5, shall (1) notify the licensee by attaching the appropriate copy of the form to the unlocked storage container, and (2) mail the appropriate copy of the form to the Department of Consumer Affairs. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall forward all forms received to the appropriate licensing entity.

(b)This section shall not apply where the biological specimens have been received by mail in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

(c)For purposes of this section: (1) “locked container” means a secure container that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or similar locking device.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 748, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000. Section operative January 1, 2001, by its own provisions.