(4) Inspection.
(a) Inspections Required. Each independent clinical laboratory or
independent physiological laboratory for which a license has been granted
may be inspected by the State Board of Health, or by its authorized
representatives at such intervals as the Board may direct.
(b) Information Shall Be Confidential. Official reports, such as statements of
deficiencies generated by the State Board of Health as a result of on-site
inspections, and plans of correction submitted in response to those
statements of deficiencies, are subject to public disclosure. Information
received through other means and reports, other than statements of
deficiencies, shall be deemed to be confidential and shall not be publicly
disclosed except in response to a valid subpoena or court order or in
proceedings involving the affected facility’s license or proceedings
involving the license of another facility operated by the same governing
authority.
Author: L. O’Neal Green, Patricia E. Ivie , Rick Harris
Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, 22-21-20, et seq.
History: Original Rules Effective November 14, 1975. Amended: December 25, 1992.
Amended: July 5, 1996. Amended: January 24, 2003.
Independent Clinical Laboratories Chapter 420-5-8
and Independent Physiological Laboratories