California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 830

Introduced by Assembly Member Holden

February 21, 2013

An act to amend Section 1224 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to clinical laboratories.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 830, as introduced, Holden. Clinical laboratories.

Existing law provides for the licensure, registration, and regulation of clinical laboratories and various clinical laboratory personnel by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, establishes the requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and implementation of regulations by state agencies. Existing law allows the State Department of Public Health to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations necessary for the administration of clinical laboratories.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 1224 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

1224.  

The department may, pursuant to Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code, adopt, amend, or repeal any regulations begin insert it
considers end insert necessary for the administration or enforcement of this
chapter.