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42 CFR §493.1357

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The laboratory director must be qualified to manage and direct the laboratory personnel and the performance of PPM procedures as specified in § 493.19(c) and must be eligible to be an operator of a laboratory within the requirements of subpart R of this part.
  1. (a)The laboratory director must possess a current license as a laboratory director issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if the licensing is required.
  2. (b)The laboratory director must meet one of the following requirements:
    1. (1)Be a physician, as defined in § 493.2.
    2. (2)Be a midlevel practitioner, as defined in § 493.2, authorized by a State to practice independently in the State in which the laboratory is located.
    3. (3)Be a dentist, as defined in § 493.2.