Indiana § 16-48-1-1 - "Anatomic pathology service"
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§ 16-48-1-1. "Anatomic pathology service"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "anatomic pathology service" means any of the following performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:
(1) Histopathology or surgical pathology, meaning the gross and microscopic examination and histologic processing of organ tissue.
(2) Cytopathology, meaning the microscopic examination of cells from the following:
(A) Fluids.
(B) Aspirates.
(C) Washings.
(D) Brushings.
(E) Smears.
(3) Hematology, meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and peripheral blood smears when the attending or treating physician or technologist requests that a blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist.
(4) Subcellular pathology and molecular pathology, meaning the assessment of a specimen for detection, localization, measurement, or analysis of protein or nucleic acid targets.
(5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists.
As added by P.L.222-2011, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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