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135B.22 CHARACTER OF SERVICES.
Pathology and radiology services performed in hospitals are the
product of the joint contribution of hospitals, doctors and
technicians but these services constitute medical services which must
be performed by or under the direction and supervision of a doctor,
and no hospital shall have the right, directly or indirectly, to
direct, control or interfere with the professional medical acts and
duties of the doctor in charge of the pathology or radiology
facilities or of the technicians under the doctor's supervision.
Nothing herein contained shall affect the rights of third parties as
a result of negligence in the operation or maintenance of the
aforesaid pathology and radiology facilities. Section History: Early Form
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 135B.22]
