Sec.19a-36-D26. Suspension or revocation of licensure

(a) Licensure may be suspended or revoked whenever in the judgment of the commissioner any one of the following conditions exists:

(1) the laboratory has operated in violation of any applicable statute or regulation or has failed to implement a plan of correction as submitted to the department;

(2) the findings of the laboratory are found, after investigation, to be inaccurate or unreliable beyond the limits of error inherent in the method and such condition is not corrected forthwith;

(3) findings have been reported on specimens that were not tested or examined;

(4) the owner has failed to comply with instructions from the commissioner for the correction of conditions adversely affecting the quality of work;

(5) CLIA certification has been suspended or revoked; or

(6) any other condition of the laboratory that is deemed prejudicial to the public health.

(b) At the discretion of the commissioner, the licensee may be directed by written notice to appear not less than five days thereafter at a hearing before the commissioner or the commissioner's designee to show cause why licensure should not be suspended or revoked. When, in the judgment of the commissioner, conditions so warrant, suspension of licensure may be invoked without prior hearing. Revocation of a suspended license shall become effective within thirty days after suspension unless otherwise ordered by the commissioner. Prior to revocation, the owner may request a hearing, stating upon what grounds such petition is based.

(Adopted effective June 4, 1996)