§ 17-103. Establishment of fees  


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  •    (a) In general. -- 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) Prohibited fees. -- 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) Scope of (b)(2). -- Subsection (b)(2) of this section does not apply to the production of farmstead cheese.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 35; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 2004, ch. 430, § 4; 2008, ch. 332.