Independent Physiological Laboratory definition
Independent Physiological Laboratory means any facility or unit, mobile or otherwise, that provides diagnostic physiological services for humans, for example, pulmonary function tests, spirometer, EKG, Holter monitor, EEG, transtelephonic pacemaker analysis, oximetry, diagnostic hearing tests, echo-ultrasound, diagnostic ultra sound, doppler studies, and non-invasive peripheral vascular studies. Facilities that provide ionizing radiation or magnetic resonance imaging only are excluded from this definition. Private physician offices performing diagnostic physiological services exclusively for their patients are excluded from this definition.