(a) The commissioner of the bureau shall immediately implement and enforce the provisions of this article, and shall adopt rules to the extent necessary for further implementation of the article. The rules proposed by the bureau pursuant to this article may include procedures for taking appropriate action with regard to health care facilities or health care providers which violate this article or the rules promulgated hereunder. The provisions of thee state administrative procedures act apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the bureau pursuant to this article, except that in case of conflict between the statre administrative procedures act and this article, the provisions of this article shall control. (b) The bureau shall promulgate rules to assure adequate quality control for all laboratories conducting HIV tests and to provide for a reporting and montitoring system for reporting to the bureau all positive HIV tests results.
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