The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Christine Arbo Peck.
DIGEST
SB 506 Original 2018 Regular Session Mills
Present law establishes the Clinical Laboratory Personnel Committee, consisting of 12 members,
within the LSBME. Proposed law increases the number of members to 15.
Present law provides for four appointments by the board. Proposed law adds one board appointment
position for a university administrator from the Louisiana Community and Technical College
System.
Present law provides for eight members appointed by the governor. Proposed law adds two
gubernatorial appointment positions for a clinical laboratory scientist-generalist who does not have
higher than an associate degree, and a consumer member.
Proposed law adds the American Association of Bioanalysts as a nominating organization submitting
names of clinical scientist-specialists to the governor.
Present law provides for initial appointments to the committee. Proposed law repeals these
provisions.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 37:1314(B)(intro para), (C)(1)(intro para), (1)(d), (e), (f), (g), and (h), (C)(2)(intro
para), (C)(3), and (D),(E), (F), (G), (H), and (I); adds R.S. 37:1314(B)(5), (C)(1)(f)(iii), (i) and (j),
and (2)(d); repeals R.S. 37:1314(J))