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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Request from authorized person. Except as otherwise provided, a medical laboratory shall examine specimens only at the request of a licensed physician or other person authorized by law to use the findings of laboratory examinations.
2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding this section, a medical laboratory may examine specimens without a physician referral for a limited number of laboratory services to be determined by rules adopted by the department. Those services include testing for:
A. Glucose for patients who have been previously diagnosed as having diabetes;
B. Pregnancy;
C. Colon cancer; and
D. Cholesterol.
3. Testing without referral. This section does not require any medical laboratory to perform laboratory services without a physician referral.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 22. Health and Welfare § 2030. Requested - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-22-health-and-welfare/me-rev-st-tit-22-sect-2030/
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