California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §1281.1: It is unlawful for any person, including a person who owns, operates, or directs a clinical laboratory, to provide, offer, or solicit, any form of payment or gratuity for human blood or any other biol

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to offer, provide, or solicit payment for human blood or biological specimens for clinical laboratory testing, with limited exceptions for licensed entities and research/teaching purposes.

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It is unlawful for any person, including a person who owns, operates, or directs a clinical laboratory, to provide, offer, or solicit, any form of payment or gratuity for human blood or any other biological specimen provided for the purpose of clinical laboratory testing or clinical laboratory practice, unless the person is serving as an agent of a clinical laboratory or another facility legally utilizing those specimens only for purposes of research or teaching or for quality assurance purposes, or is an entity licensed under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

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