# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 17. Laboratories

### Subtitle 5. Cholesterol Testing

#### Section 17-502

(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section and Sec. 17-503 of this subtitle, a person shall obtain a permit from the Department before:

  (1) Offering to provide a test to detect the amount of cholesterol in an individual's blood; and

  (2) Conducting the cholesterol test outside a permanently located medical laboratory issued a permit or excepted from a permit under Subtitle 2 of this title.

(b) A cholesterol testing permit is not required under this subtitle for a medical laboratory that:

  (1) Is licensed under Subtitle 2 of this title; and

  (2) As set forth in the license, provides tests or services in the discipline of chemistry or health awareness.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)