Health Care - As enacted, clarifies that an additional license for a collection station is not required, without regard to where specimens are transported, as long as the medical laboratory owner of the licensed medical laboratory retains ownership of the medical laboratory and oversight of the collection station. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29.

HB 702 (Tennessee Code Annotated §68-29-122) clarifies that medical laboratories operating their own collection stations do not need an additional license, as long as the laboratory owner retains ownership and oversight of those stations - regardless of where specimens are transported. This directly affects medical laboratory owners who operate collection sites within Tennessee. The key provision removes a prior licensing requirement for these stations, streamlining operations for lab-owned facilities while maintaining board oversight. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and amends Tennessee’s medical laboratory regulations (Title 68, Chapter 29).