Legislative Session number- 87

Bill Name: SF1426

2E Relating to health occupations, establishing a licensure system for medical
laboratory science professionals; defining terms and laboratory employment
positions, specifying exceptions to regulation; requiring persons performing
medical laboratory tests after a certain date to be licensed and protecting
titles; providing a scope of practice; specifying commissioner of health duties;
establishing the medical laboratory science professional licensing advisory
council, specifying membership, duties and organization, sunset provision;
specifying temporary requirements for licensure in a transition period,
standards for licensure, reciprocity, temporary license requirements, license
application procedures, licensure renewal, licensure following license lapse,
continuing education requirements, investigation process and disciplinary action
grounds, reporting obligations and fees; specifying commissioner of health
advisory council appointment deadlines; appropriating money
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