Tennessee § 68-29-113 - Application for laboratory license — Fee — Term — Renewal.
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§ 68-29-113. Application for laboratory license — Fee — Term — Renewal.
An application for a medical laboratory license shall be made under oath, by the owner and director of the medical laboratory or public official responsible for the operation of a city or county medical laboratory or institution that contains a medical laboratory, upon forms provided by the board; provided, that the laboratory is in compliance with the regulations promulgated under the authority of this chapter. The board may issue a temporary license, at no charge to the applicant, which shall be valid for a period of not longer than three (3) months from the date the application is received by the board. After expiration of the three-month period, the applicant shall be issued a permanent license, but, if the laboratory is not in compliance, it shall not be granted a license to operate. A license shall be issued authorizing the performance of one (1) or more medical laboratory procedures or one (1) or more categories of such procedures. A fee, in the form of a check or money order, shall accompany the application. The fee will be set by the board. The board shall also set fees for license renewal as required by former § 4-3-1011 [transferred to § 9-4-5117]. Each license shall be renewed by making application on forms provided by the department and submission of the fee as set by the board. If the licensee fails or neglects to renew the license by the prescribed time, the license may be restored by paying all registration fees due, plus a late monetary penalty and upon finding there are no outstanding violations attributed to the licensee. Acts 1967, ch. 355, § 13; 1973, ch. 141, § 4; 1975, ch. 365, § 4; 1981, ch. 236, § 7; T.C.A., § 53-4113; Acts 1986, ch. 743, § 1; 1989, ch. 467, §§ 5, 12; 1989, ch. 523, §§ 216, 217; 1990, ch. 1026, § 2. Compiler's Notes. Section 4-3-1011 , referred to in this section, was transferred to § 9-4-5117 by Acts 2013, ch. 454, § 13, effective May 16, 2013.
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