{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-333.010","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 333.010","heading":"Purpose of law.","body":"It is the declared purpose of this chapter to protect the public health, safety, and welfare\nof the people of this state from the hazards of improper performance by medical\nlaboratories. The General Assembly recognizes that medical laboratories provide essential\nservices to the medical practitioner by furnishing him vital information which is essential\nto a determination of the nature, cause, and extent of the condition involved and that the\npeople of this state are entitled to receive the highest level of competence, reliability, and\naccuracy that may be expected from medical laboratories and that unreliable and\ninaccurate reports may cause unnecessary anxiety, suffering, financial burdens, and even\ncontribute directly to death. It is the intent of this cha pter to safeguard the health of the\npeople of this state by regulating the operation of medical laboratories.","path":["KRS Chapter 333"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31840","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:23Z","sha256":"4da23444c24de1ea1b4bff5d941d6405394470d3b8166fb34e730d60bf947019","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-332.991","next":"us-ky/krs-333.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}