California § 1220.5 - The Department of Health Services shall develop, and provide to all licensed clin
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§ 1220.5. The Department of Health Services shall develop, and provide to all licensed clin
(a) The Department of Health Services shall develop, and provide to all licensed clinical laboratories, a form in triplicate to be used by employees, agents, and couriers of licensed clinical laboratories to give notice when a specimen storage container has been improperly secured pursuant to Section 681. (b) The three copies of the triplicate form shall each contain instructions so that one copy is to be attached to the unlocked specimen storage container, one copy is mailed to the Department of Consumer Affairs to be forwarded to the appropriate licensing entity pursuant to Section 1288.3, and one copy is kept by the licensed clinical laboratory for its records. (c) This form shall be provided to all licensed clinical laboratories on and after January 1, 2001.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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