Amends various provisions governing certificates of qualification for clinical laboratories and blood banks; provides for the department of health to prescribe minimum qualifications; provides that certificates shall cover all laboratory work; increases fees; requires work standards for cytotechnologists to be as stringent as federal regulations; removes registration requirement.

Statutes affected:
A9235: 572 public health law, 573 public health law, 575 public health law, 575(2) public health law, 576-a public health law
A9235A: 572 public health law, 573 public health law, 575 public health law, 575(2) public health law, 576-a public health law