Section 16.03.09.650 - LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY SERVICES: DEFINITIONS01.Independent Laboratory. A laboratory that is not located in a physician's office, and receives specimens from a source other than another laboratory. A physician is not an independent laboratory.02.Laboratory or Clinical Laboratory. A facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examinations of material derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease, or the impairment or assessment of human health.03.Proficiency Testing. Evaluation of a laboratory's ability to perform laboratory procedures within acceptable limits of accuracy through analysis of unknown specimens distributed at periodic intervals.04.Quality-Control. A day-to-day analysis of reference materials to ensure reproducibility and accuracy of laboratory results, and includes an acceptable system to assure proper functioning of instruments, equipment and reagents.05.Reference Laboratory. A laboratory that only accepts specimens from other laboratories.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.09.650