{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-208","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 44-208","heading":"Quality assurance.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor shall operate a laboratory reference system and shall prescribe standards for the examination of specimens.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall adopt rules pursuant to § 44-213 that:\n(1)\nProhibit payment to laboratory personnel based upon the number of tests performed; and\n(2)\nLimit the number of hours that laboratory personnel may work.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor shall set standards for proficiency testing programs to determine a satisfactory result, a satisfactory level of overall performance, and a substandard level of overall performance.","path":["Title 44. Charitable and Curative Institutions.","Chapter 2. Clinical Laboratories."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/44-208","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d1614500fc8950073afc8776758da94a5f4f487e768ecb4a90454726fd53aef4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-207","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-44-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}