KRS 333.040: Medical laboratories not subject to law.

This chapter applies to all medical laboratories within the State of Kentucky, except:

(1) Medical laboratories operated by the United States government;

(2) Medical laboratories operated by a licensed physician, or a group of licensed

physicians, solely and exclusively in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of

their own patients; if any referred work is received or performed by such medical

laboratories, all provisions of this chapter shall apply;

(3) Medical laboratories operated by hospitals lice nsed by the secretary for health and

family services;

(4) Medical laboratories operated and maintained exclusively for research purposes,

involving no patient or public health service whatsoever; and

(5) Medical laboratories operated by facilities holding a permit pursuant to KRS

315.035 and holding a valid certification issued pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory

Improvement Act of 1988 (CLIA), as amended, solely and exclusively in

connection with assisting a patient with the use of CLIA -waived tests availa ble

from the facility's stock or inventory, and in connection with testing and treatment

of patients covered under collaborative care agreements established under KRS

315.010 and other applicable laws. If any referred work is received or performed by

these medical laboratories, all provisions of this chapter shall apply.