California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 3 — Clinical Laboratory TechnologyArticle 5 — Offenses Against the ChapterSection 1281.1
It is unlawful for any person, including a person who owns, operates, or directs a clinical laboratory, to provide, offer, or solicit, any form of payment or gratuity for human blood or any other biological specimen provided for the purpose of clinical laboratory testing or clinical laboratory practice, unless the person is serving as an agent of a clinical laboratory or another facility legally utilizing those specimens only for purposes of research or teaching or for quality assurance purposes, or is an entity licensed under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
Notes
Prohibits payment, gratuities, offers, or solicitations for blood or other biological specimens provided for clinical laboratory testing or practice, including by a laboratory owner, operator, or director. The ban does not apply to a laboratory or facility agent using specimens only for research, teaching, or quality assurance, or to an entity licensed under the referenced Health and Safety Code chapter.
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