Ind. Code § 16-48-1-1

Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 16-48-1-1 - "Anatomic pathology service"

As used in this chapter, "anatomic pathology service" means any of the following performed by a physician or under the supervision of a physician on a sample taken from a human body:

(1) Histopathology or surgical pathology, meaning the gross and microscopic examination and histologic processing of organ tissue.
(2) Cytopathology, meaning the microscopic examination of cells from the following:
(A) Fluids.
(B) Aspirates.
(C) Washings.
(D) Brushings.
(E) Smears.
(3) Hematology, meaning the microscopic evaluation of bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, and peripheral blood smears when the attending or treating physician or technologist requests that a blood smear be reviewed by a pathologist.
(4) Subcellular pathology and molecular pathology, meaning the assessment of a specimen for detection, localization, measurement, or analysis of protein or nucleic acid targets.
(5) Blood banking services performed by pathologists.

IC 16-48-1-1

Added by P.L. 222-2011, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2011.