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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64B3. Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel |
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64B3-5. Qualifications For Licensure |
1(1) General Qualifications. Degrees or semester hours of academic credit required in this section shall be obtained at a regionally accredited college or university, or by foreign education equated pursuant to subsection 3364B3-6.002(6), 34F.A.C. In order to be licensed as a laboratory technician, which includes the categories of microbiology, serology/immunology, chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, histology, molecular pathology, andrology and embryology, the applicant shall complete a one hour educational course acceptable to the Board on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome or provide an affidavit that the course will be completed within six (6) months of licensure.
98(2) All applicants for a Technician license must satisfy the requirements for Moderate Complexity Testing under CLIA Amendments, 11642 C.F.R. §493.1423 119effective January 19, 1993, which is incorporated by reference herein and available at 132http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13408713, 135or 136http://www.gpo.gov.fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5-1423.pdf. 137Technicians performing high complexity testing as defined in 14542 C.F.R. §493.5 148effective April 24, 1995, which is incorporated by reference herein and available at 161http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16308714, 164or 165http://www.gpo.gov.fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5.pdf and 16742 C.F.R. §493.17, 170effective January 19, 1993, which is incorporated by reference herein and available at 183http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-18508715, 186or 187http://www.gpo.gov.fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5.pdf, and who have been licensed after September 1, 1997, shall meet the minimum educational and training qualifications provided in 20742 C.F.R. §493.1489, 210effective April 24, 1995, which is incorporated by reference herein and available at 223http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-22508712, 226or 227http://www.gpo.gov.fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5-sec493-1489.pdf, incorporated herein by reference, including a minimum of an associate degree in laboratory science, medical laboratory technology, or equivalent education and training.
250(3) In addition, at least one of the following requirements must be met for specific areas of licensure. In some cases there are multiple options for meeting the requirement.
279(a) Microbiology, Serology/Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology.
286Education
287Option
288Training/Experience
289Certification
290Bachelors Degree
292(or higher)
2941
2953 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience within the 10 years preceding application for licensure
- 310MLT (ASCP),
- 312MLT (ASCP314i315),
- 316MLT (AMT),
- 318MLT (AAB)
320Associate Degree
3222
3234 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience within the 10 years preceding application for licensure
- 338MLT (ASCP),
- 340MLT (ASCP342i343),
- 344MLT (AMT),
- 346MLT (AAB)
348as required by certifying body
3533
- 354Approved clinical/medical laboratory training program,
359or
- 3605 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience within the 10 years preceding application for licensure
- 375MLT (ASCP),
- 377MLT (ASCP379i380),
- 381MLT (AMT),
- 383MLT (AAB)
385(b) Histology
387Education
388Option
389Training/Experience
390Certification
391as required by certifying body
3961
397as required by certifying body
402HT (ASCP)
404(c) Andrology, Embryology
407Education
408Option
409Training/Experience
410Certification
411Bachelors Degree
413(or higher)
4151
4166 months of pertinent clinical laboratory experience
423MLT (AAB) for specialty sought
428Associate Degree
4302
4315 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience
438MLT (AAB) for specialty sought
443as required by certifying body
4483
449Approved clinical/medical laboratory training program
454MLT (AAB) for specialty sought
459(d) Molecular Pathology
462Education
463Option
464Training/Experience
465Certification
466High school diploma or
470High school equivalent
4731
474Licensed clinical laboratory technologist or technician in any specialty area
484MLT (AAB) Molecular Diagnostics Examination
489Rulemaking Authority 491483.805(4), 492483.811(2), 493483.823 FS. 495Law Implemented 497381.0034, 498483.809, 499483.811(2), 500483.823 FS. 502History–New 12-6-94, Amended 7-12-95, 12-4-95, Formerly 59O-5.004, Amended 5-26-98, 9-20-98, 1-11-99, 8-31-99, 9-27-00, 12-26-00, 4-29-02, 10-29-02, 2-11-03, 4-20-04, 2-23-06, 5-25-06, 12-5-07, 1-30-12, 10-3-13, 10-17-17.
