Section 1-49-3 - Duties of director.
1-49-3. Duties of director. The director of laboratories shall:
(1) Protect the health or safety of persons using the services of state laboratories and the health or safety of employees of those laboratories;
(2) Set appropriate performance standards and qualifications of the State Health Laboratory employees;
(3) Administer state and federal laws which pertain to laboratory licensure, certification, or both;
(4) Accept grants and enter into contracts and agreements with state, local, and federal agencies or with private industry if in the public interest; and
(5) Promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish:
(a) A list of tests or services to be conducted in the State Health Laboratory; and
(b) A method to determine the fee for each service or test based on the actual cost of performing the service or test and the cost of operating the public health laboratory.
Source: SL 1985, ch 283, § 3; SL 1995, ch 12.