Item 4. Controls and Procedures
ITEM
4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
(the “SEC”) rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed
to ensure that information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the
principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent
limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the
circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide
reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
In
connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, our management, including
our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures, which are defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act.
Based
on this evaluation, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2023 due
to the material weakness that was previously reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with
the SEC on March 30, 2023, that have not yet been remediated. Management’s plan to remediate the material weakness is described
in detail in such Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Changes
in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Management
is working towards enhancing internal controls, including the hiring of a controller at Lab Services MSO, who is also expected to assist
the Company with its internal control over financial reporting processes. Additionally, management continues its risk assessment to identify
risks and objectives. There were no other changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered
by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From
time to time, we are subject to ordinary routine litigation incidental to our normal business operations. We are not currently a party
to, and our property is not subject to, any material legal proceedings.
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