AZ HB2786

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-479 relating to violations and penalties for clinical laboratories.

Clarifies that operating a clinical laboratory without a current license is a class 3 misdemeanor.

Permits transfer of blood or referral specimens between licensed clinical laboratories if the report clearly identifies the performing laboratory and its director.

Establishes that knowingly or intentionally violating any provision of clinical laboratory statutes or adopted rules constitutes a class 3 misdemeanor.

Updates statutory language from "he" to "the person" and modernizes terminology throughout the section.