701.322. Laboratory services for disease, lead content--fee.

Laboratory services for disease, lead content--fee.

701.322. Upon request of a physician, health care facility orthird-party insurer, the department may provide laboratory services for testsrelated to contagious or infectious diseases. The department may conductlaboratory testing of blood specimens for lead content on behalf of aphysician, hospital, clinic, free clinic, municipality or private organizationwhich cannot secure or provide such services through other sources. Thedepartment of health and senior services may charge a fee for laboratoryservices rendered pursuant to this section. Fees for tests related tocontagious or infectious diseases shall be deposited in a separate account inthe Missouri public health services fund, created in section 192.900, RSMo,and funds in such account shall be used to provide laboratory testing servicesby the department. Fees for laboratory testing of blood specimens for leadcontent shall be deposited in the childhood lead testing fund created insection 701.345.

(L. 1993 S.B. 232 § 12, A.L. 2001 S.B. 266)