144.97 Definitions.
Subdivision 1. Application. The definitions in this section apply to section 144.98.
Subd. 2. Certification. "Certification" means written acknowledgment of a laboratory's demonstrated capability to perform tests for a specific purpose.
Subd. 3. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
Subd. 4. Contract laboratory. "Contract laboratory" means a laboratory that performs tests on samples on a contract or fee-for-service basis.
Subd. 5. Environmental sample. "Environmental sample" means a substance derived from a nonhuman source and collected for the purpose of analysis.
Subd. 6. Laboratory. "Laboratory" means the state, a person, corporation, or other entity, including governmental, that examines, analyzes, or tests samples.
Subd. 7. Sample. "Sample" means a substance derived from a nonhuman source and collected for the purpose of analysis, or a tissue, blood, excretion, or other bodily fluid specimen obtained from a human for the detection of a chemical, etiologic agent, or histologic abnormality.
HIST: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 33
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