Cal. BPC § 1265.3
This is the official text of Cal. BPC § 1265.3, part of California’s Business and Professions Code — regulates business practices and professional/occupational licensing - contractors, doctors, cosmetologists, real estate agents, and dozens of other licensed professions.
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(a) On or before June 30, 2025, the department shall consult with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for the purpose described in subdivision (b).
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, shall make a determination whether Section 1265.2 conforms to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as amended by Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act.
(2) If the department determines Section 1265.2 conforms to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as amended by Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act, it shall communicate this finding in a letter to the Legislature and to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, shall make a determination whether Section 1265.2 conforms to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as amended by Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act.
(2) If the department determines Section 1265.2 conforms to the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 as amended by Section 353 of the federal Public Health Service Act, it shall communicate this finding in a letter to the Legislature and to the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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