{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-1242.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 1242.5","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1241, the department may by regulation authorize laboratory personnel certified pursuant to Section 1246 to perform venipuncture, arterial puncture, or skin puncture for the purposes of withdrawing blood or for clinical laboratory test purposes, as defined by regulations established by the department.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 3. Clinical Laboratory Technology [1200. - 1327.]","ARTICLE 3. Application of the Chapter [1240. - 1246.7.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"01a4024bc257c2c37ea6540c0b6d84fda2526209ff268bc00ed8fb4714cf449e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-1242","next":"us-ca/bpc-1242.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}