Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-42.40

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
A clinical laboratory license may be denied, revoked, suspended, limited, annulled, or renewal thereof may be denied by the commissioner for good cause, including but not limited to:

a. Making false statements on an application for a clinical laboratory license or any other documents required by the department.

b. A reasonable finding by the department that the quality of performance of clinical laboratory tests is below those set by the department and that remedial measures such as consultation and training are not accepted or do not result in improvement to a level of proficiency acceptable to the department.

c. Reporting of fictitious results not based on test performance.

d. Performing a test and rendering a report thereon to a person not authorized by law to receive such services.

e. Referring a specimen for examination to an unlicensed clinical laboratory that is required to be licensed under this act.

f. Knowingly having professional connection with or lending the use of the name of the licensed clinical laboratory to an unlicensed clinical laboratory.

g. Violating or aiding and abetting in the violation of any provision of this act or the provisions of the State Sanitary Code.

h. Failing to file any report required by the provisions of this act or the provisions of the State Sanitary Code.

i. Representing that the laboratory is entitled to perform any laboratory procedure or category of procedures not authorized in its license.

L.1975, c. 166, s. 15, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.