Tennessee General Assembly· HB 702Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Health Care - As enacted, clarifies that an additional license for a collection station is not required, without regard to where specimens are transported, as long as the medical laboratory owner of the licensed medical , the official text

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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 147

HOUSE BILL NO. 702

By Representatives Leatherwood, Hill

Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 267

By Senator Hensley

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 29, relative to medical
laboratories.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-29-122(c), is amended by deleting
the subsection and substituting:

(c)

(1) A collection station operated by a medical laboratory owner that is a
licensee of a medical laboratory in this state does not require an additional
license, without regard to where specimens collected at the medical laboratory
owner's collection stations are transported, as long as the medical laboratory
owner of the licensed medical laboratory retains ownership of the medical
laboratory and oversight of the collection stations, including maintaining and
producing to the board in the event of a complaint investigation all relevant and
non-privileged records associated with the collection stations for purposes of
oversight by the board.

(2) A collection station operated by a person who is not a medical
laboratory owner of a medical laboratory located in this state and licensed by the
board must have a license issued by the board.

(3) All collection stations must comply with rules prescribed by the board.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 702

PASSED: March 24, 2025

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CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

RANDY ~NALLY
SPEAKER OF THE,ENATE

7:;rJ. APPROVED this day of /\pr:\ 2025

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BILL LEE, GOVERNOR

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