BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES – all employees – including Clerical Office Employees and Clerical Telecommuter Employees
This classification applies to biomedical research, including outside operations, in fields such as medicine, pharmacology, pathology, toxicology and microbiology. The research may be performed on a contract basis or in connection with the proprietary development of new products, medications or procedures to treat or cure diseases or conditions that cause illness.
This classification does not apply when the biomedical research is in connection with, or in support of, the commercial production of products or medications by the employer. Biomedical research in connection with other operations of the same employer is a General Inclusion. See Section III, Rule 5, General Inclusions.
The manufacturing, blending or packaging of drugs, medicines or pharmaceutical preparations that are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease shall be classified as 4611, Drug, Medicine or Pharmaceutical Preparations Mfg.
The manufacture of serums, antitoxins, viruses or medical diagnostic test kits shall be classified as 5951, Serum, Antitoxin or Virus Mfg.
The diagnostic testing of human tissues, blood or other biologic specimens on a fee basis shall be classified as 8834, Physicians‚ Practices and Outpatient Clinics.
| Shown below is the previously published phraseology and footnote | Effective Date |
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Phraseology: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES — including outside operations Footnote: This classification applies to biomedical research in fields such as medicine, pharmacology, pathology, toxicology and microbiology. The research may be performed on a contract basis or in connection with the proprietary development of new products, medications or procedures to treat or cure diseases or conditions that cause illness. This classification does not apply when the biomedical research is in connection with, or in support of, the commercial production of products or medications by the employer. Biomedical research in connection with other operations of the same employer is a General Inclusion. See Section III, Rule 5, General Inclusions. The manufacturing, blending or packaging of drugs, medicines or pharmaceutical preparations that are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease shall be classified as 4611, Drug, Medicine or Pharmaceutical Preparations Mfg. The manufacture of serums, antitoxins, viruses or medical diagnostic test kits shall be classified as 5951, Serum, Antitoxin or Virus Mfg. The diagnostic testing of human tissues, blood or other biologic specimens on a fee basis shall be classified as 8834, Physicians‚ Practices and Outpatient Clinics. | 9/1/2021 |
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