Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 333.040.Medical laboratories not subject to law

(1) Medical laboratories operated by the United States government;

(2) Medical laboratories operated by a licensed physician, or a group of licensed physicians, solely and exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of their own patients; if any referred work is received or performed by such medical laboratories, all provisions of this chapter shall apply;

(3) Medical laboratories operated by hospitals licensed by the secretary for health and family services;

(4) Medical laboratories operated and maintained exclusively for research purposes, involving no patient or public health service whatsoever; and

(5) Medical laboratories operated by facilities holding a permit pursuant to KRS 315.035 and holding a valid certification issued pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA), as amended, solely and exclusively in connection with assisting a patient with the use of CLIA-waived tests available from the facility's stock or inventory, and in connection with testing and treatment of patients covered under collaborative care agreements established under KRS 315.010 and other applicable laws. If any referred work is received or performed by these medical laboratories, all provisions of this chapter shall apply.