2008 Minnesota Statutes

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