New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 580. Construction

1. Nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting the educational program of any college or university or any legally chartered school approved by the department of education which program is conducted for the training of its students.

2. Nothing in this title shall be construed as affecting facilities which perform laboratory tests solely for research purposes, nor as affecting laboratory testing by a public health officer as part of an epidemiological investigation in which no patient identified result is reported for diagnostic purposes to a health care provider or the subject of the test.

4. The collection, processing, storage, distribution or use of blood, blood components or blood derivatives for the purpose of diagnosis, prevention or treatment of disease is hereby declared to be a public health service and shall not be construed to be, and is declared not to be, a sale of such blood, blood components or blood derivatives, for any purpose or purposes whatsoever.

5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the education law, individuals performing only waived tests or provider-performed microscopy procedures in accordance with the provisions of subdivision three of section five hundred seventy-nine of this title shall not be required to be licensed or certified as a clinical laboratory practitioner pursuant to the education law.