California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 3 — Clinical Laboratory Technology, Article 4 — Licensing, Section 1265.3
(a) On or before June 30, 2025, the department shall consult with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose described in subdivision (b).
(b)(1) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, shall make a determination whether Section 1265.2 conforms to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as amended by Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act.
(2) If the department determines Section 1265.2 conforms to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as amended by Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act, it shall communicate this finding in a letter to the Legislature and to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Notes
Requires the department to consult federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by June 30, 2025, and determine by January 1, 2026, whether the remote digital-pathology provision conforms to federal CLIA law. Requires written notice to the Legislature and Legislative Counsel Bureau if conformity is found, and repeals this provision on January 1, 2027.
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