Section 45:9-42.33 - Provisions not applicableThe provisions of this act shall not apply to:
a. Clinical laboratories operated and maintained exclusively for research and teaching purposes, involving no patient or public health services whatsoever;b. Clinical laboratories operated by the United States Government, or blood banks licensed under P.L. 1963, c.33 (C.26:2A-2 et seq.);c. Clinical laboratories specifically exempted from the provisions of this act by rules and regulations promulgated by the Public Health Council pursuant to section 9 of P.L. 1975, c.166 (C.45:9-42.34);d. Clinical laboratories which are operated by the Department of Corrections, any county jail, any county probation department, or any drug or alcohol treatment center providing services to persons under the jurisdiction of any of these agencies or in a program of supervisory treatment pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 2C:43-13 and which perform only urinalysis for screening purposes to detect the presence of alcohol or illegal substances. The Attorney General shall approve procedures, methods, and devices used by these agencies or centers in screening for alcohol or illegal substances; ore. Facilities at which the only testing that is conducted is point-of-care laboratory testing.Amended by L. 2016, c. 86,s. 6, eff. 1/9/2017.L.1975, c.166, s.8; amended 1991, c.26, s.1.