{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-206","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 44-206","heading":"Mayor’s authority to establish Laboratory Advisory Board.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor shall appoint a Laboratory Advisory Board, which will advise the Mayor on:\n(1)\nClassifying laboratory tests as waived, moderately complex, or highly complex for the purposes of this chapter;\n(2)\nDeveloping additional requirements or limitations for clinical laboratories;\n(3)\nProficiency testing programs and certifying institutions and organizations for the purposes of this chapter; and\n(4)\nDeveloping rules and procedures for inspections of laboratories.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall appoint the members of the Board within 60 days of March 16, 1989.\n\n(c)\nThe Board shall transmit its written recommendations to the Mayor within 180 days of the date of the appointment of all members and shall then cease to exist.\n\n(d)\nThe Mayor may appoint a temporary board, at the Mayor’s discretion, for whatever periods of the time the Mayor deems necessary because of advancements in technology or other purposes consistent with carrying out the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 44. Charitable and Curative Institutions.","Chapter 2. Clinical Laboratories."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/44-206","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"baa854b62bb456377c63055dc2ea75de9cccb7055ad4afb519eafc9ffc214b1c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-205","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}