144.97 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope. 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.
History: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 33