▁Labor atory ▁Association ▁( NI LA ) ▁functions ▁as ▁a ▁trade ▁association ▁for ▁community , ▁regional , ▁and ▁health ▁systems ▁clin ical ▁labor ator ies . ▁N I LA ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁def ending ▁the ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁industry ▁ ▁from ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁det r iment al ▁and ▁cost ly ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁and ▁patients ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁State . ▁One ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁vict ories ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁re inst at ement ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 % ▁cop ay ment ▁on ▁Part ▁B ▁C lin ical ▁Labor atory ▁F ee ▁Sch edule ▁( CL FS ) ▁pay ments . ▁The ▁organization ▁is ▁currently ▁playing ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁prevent ing ▁PA MA ' s ▁proposed ▁fee ▁cut s ▁ ▁State ▁Lic ensure ▁The ▁A AB ▁officially ▁supports ▁state ▁lic ensure ▁for ▁clin ical ▁labor atory ▁personnel , ▁but ▁oppos es ▁laws ▁it ▁cons iders ▁excess ively ▁restrict ive . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁A AB ▁clar ified ▁its ▁lic ensure ▁position ▁in ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁Minnesota ' s ▁H . F . ▁ 2 0 3 ▁bill . ▁A AB ▁opposed ▁the ▁bill ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁ ▁create ▁ ▁a ▁hard ship ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁trained ▁military ▁personnel ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁license , ▁lead ▁to ▁creating ▁loop hol es ▁where ▁new ▁standards ▁would ▁apply ▁to ▁only ▁some ▁of ▁Minnesota ' s ▁labor ator ies , ▁and ▁encourag ed ifferent ▁w ages ▁based ▁on ▁education ▁instead