Rule 23.4.203 - EXEMPTIONS(1) The following are exempt from the certification required by this subchapter:(a) all clinical and hospital laboratories under the direct supervision of a pathologist or certified medical technologist which are either licensed by the Montana Department of Health and Environmental Sciences or accredited by the College of American Pathologists, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals, or some other similar health accrediting authority;(b) a laboratory operated by the department. NEW, 1988 MAR p. 275, Eff. 2/12/88; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 413, Eff. 4/29/2023AUTH: 61-8-1019, MCA; IMP: 61-8-1019, MCA