Section 396-V. Operation of public automated blood pressure machines  


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      Any person, firm, partnership, company or corporation which distributes,
      installs, leases or sells automated blood pressure  machines  in  public
      places  or  places of employment for the unsupervised, self-administered
      testing by the general public or  employee  populations,  whether  these
      services  are  offered gratuitously or sold, shall post in a conspicuous
      place, permanently affixed to the machine, a sign upon which there shall
      be imprinted in ten-point type or larger the following statements:
        (a) These instruments serve merely as screening devices.
        (b) They should not be used as a substitute for  professional  medical
      consultation.
        (c)  Blood pressure is subject to variation for many reasons. A single
      high or low reading cannot be interpreted as an indication of  a  health
      problem.
        (d)  Blood  pressure  readings  can only be interpreted by a qualified
      medical professional. Self diagnosis may be hazardous.
        2. A violation of any of the provisions of  subdivision  one  of  this
      section  shall  be  punishable  by  a civil penalty of not more than two
      hundred fifty dollars.