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Healing arts: clinical laboratories: personnel.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

CA AB 481 · Assembly Bill · 2025–2026

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Stage
Passed first chamber
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Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Aug 29, 2025

What it does

Existing law prohibits, except as specified, a person from performing a clinical laboratory test or examination classified as of moderate or high complexity under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) unless the test or examination is performed under the overall operation and administration of the laboratory director, as specified. A violation of these provisions is a crime.

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 29, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money in California.

Work with this bill

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