Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 4601 - Disclaimer of Liability and Financial Responsibility

(a) The department shall not guarantee the accuracy, level or timeliness of its diagnostic results; or that it can provide diagnostic services for every request or sample or specimen submitted or obtained.

(b) If the department cannot perform the requested diagnostics, the client shall be contacted and consulted about what action she/he prefers, and informed of any additional time or costs that might be involved if samples or specimens would have to be sent to an outside vendor/specialist for diagnostics.

(c) The department shall not be responsible for shipping costs or samples that are inadequate, lost, not delivered, damaged during transport, decayed or otherwise unfit or unusable for the requested service or for the costs of shipping samples requested by the shipper to be returned.

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Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 4601

1. New section filed 11-12-2002; operative 12-12-2002. Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code Section 5852, subdivision (h), regulations establishing charges for the services listed in subdivision (a) of that section are not subject to review by the Office of Administrative Law (Register 2002, No. 46).

Note: Authority: Sections 407 and 5852, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 407 and 5852, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. New section filed 11-12-2002; operative 12-12-2002. Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code Section 5852, subdivision (h), regulations establishing charges for the services listed in subdivision (a) of that section are not subject to review by the Office of Administrative Law (Register 2002, No. 46).