05 LC 33
0906S
The
House Committee on Health and Human Services offers the following
substitute to SB 51:
substitute to SB 51:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to definitions relative to clinical laboratories, so as to provide for the
degree of supervision of technicians in clinical laboratories; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
definitions relative to clinical laboratories, is amended by striking paragraph
(7) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(7)
'Technician' means any person other than the clinical laboratory director,
supervisor, technologist, or trainee who functions under the supervision of a
clinical laboratory director, supervisor, or technologist and performs only
those clinical laboratory procedures which require limited skill and
responsibility and a minimal exercise of independent judgment.
The degree of
supervision by the clinical laboratory director, supervisor, or technologist of
a technician in order for such technician to perform moderate or lower
complexity testing procedures shall be determined by the director, supervisor,
or technologist based on:
(A)
The complexity of the procedure to be performed;
(B)
The training and capability of the technician; and
(C)
The demonstrated competence of the technician in the procedure being
performed.
A
technician performing high complexity testing procedures shall perform such
procedures only under the direct supervision of a clinical laboratory director,
supervisor, or
technologist."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.