{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-333.240","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 333.240","heading":"Prohibited actions.","body":"No person shall:\n(1) Operate, maintain or direct a medical laboratory, as herein defined, which is not\nexempt under KRS 333.040, unless a medical laboratory license has been obtained\nfrom the cabinet.\n(2) Conduct, maintain, or operate a nonexempt medical laboratory unless such\nlaboratory is under the direction of an individual authorized by KRS 333.090.\n(3) Accept specimens for tests from and make reports to persons who are not legally\nqualified or authorized to submit specimens to medical laboratories and to receive\nsuch repor ts. However, this does not prohibit the referral of specimens from one\nlicensed medical laboratory to another laboratory licensed or approved under this\nchapter providing the report indicated clearly the medical laboratory performing the\ntest and the name of the director of such medical laboratory.\n(4) Either personally or through an agent, solicit referral of specimens to his or any\nother medical laboratory or contract to perform medical laboratory examinations of\nspecimens in a manner which offers or impl ies an offer or rebates to a person or\npersons submitting specimens, other fee -splitting inducements, participation in any\nfee-splitting arrangements, or other unearned remuneration.\n(5) Violate or aid and abet in the violation of any provision of this cha pter or the rules\nor regulations promulgated hereunder.","path":["KRS Chapter 333"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=31863","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:23Z","sha256":"622c104c1cfa5a59a3923875e3543502fa5662b5339877e3183e3eb69cb6c2af","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-333.230","next":"us-ky/krs-333.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}