Md. Code, Health - General § 17-103
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 17-103, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§17–103.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the Secretary may set a fee for any service of a public health and clinical laboratory in accordance with § 2–104 of this article.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary may not impose any fee for any service of a public health and clinical laboratory in connection with:
(1) An examination or analysis of a water supply;
(2) An examination or analysis of milk; or
(3) An inquiry that any health officer or physician makes about a communicable disease.
(c) Subsection (b)(2) of this section does not apply to the production of farmstead cheese.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary may not impose any fee for any service of a public health and clinical laboratory in connection with:
(1) An examination or analysis of a water supply;
(2) An examination or analysis of milk; or
(3) An inquiry that any health officer or physician makes about a communicable disease.
(c) Subsection (b)(2) of this section does not apply to the production of farmstead cheese.
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