Quality assurance

(a) The Mayor shall operate a laboratory reference system and shall prescribe standards for the examination of specimens. (b) The Mayor shall adopt rules pursuant to § 44-213 that: (1) Prohibit payment to laboratory personnel based upon the number of tests performed; and (2) Limit the number of hours that laboratory personnel may work. (c) The Mayor shall set standards for proficiency testing programs to determine a satisfactory result, a satisfactory level of overall performance, and a substandard level of overall performance.