File #: 230866    Version: 1 Name: Health Code - Regulating Medical Specimen Test Collection Sites
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Introduced: 7/25/2023 In control: Clerk of the Board
On agenda: Final action: 11/21/2023
Enactment date: 11/21/2023 Enactment #: 236-23
Title: Ordinance amending the Health Code to require that sites that collect medical specimens on behalf of clinical laboratories partner with either a governmental entity, a licensed health care provider located in the City, or an educational or academic institution, establish hygiene, sanitation, and privacy standards, and adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; and providing that a violation of the specimen collection standards is a public health nuisance subject to an administrative penalty that may be imposed by the Department of Public Health.
Sponsors: Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen, Matt Dorsey
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral FYI 073123, 4. Comm Pkt 102623, 5. Board Pkt 110723, 6. Board Pkt 111423, 7. Leg Final
Related files: 231158
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