The purpose of the notice is to correct errors that were present in the version of this rule that became effective on July 9, 2007.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
64B3-5.002: Supervisor
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the notice is to correct errors that were present in the version of this rule that became effective on July 9, 2007.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The academic qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel supervisors.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 483.805(4), 483.823 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 483.805(4), 483.823 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

       64B3-5.002 Supervisor.

Qualifications and Responsibilities.

       (1) Qualification. 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 64B3-6.002(6), F.A.C. In order to be licensed as a supervisor, an applicant shall be licensed or meet the requirements for licensure as a technologist, and have a Board approved 2-hour course relating to the prevention of medical errors, which shall include root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety, and one of the following:

 

Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience	Examination
(a) Microbiology, Serology/ Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology, Blood Banking (Donor Processing), and Cytogenetics	1	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the category in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board- approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	2	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the category in which licensure is sought	DLM(ASCP) or CLSup(NCA) for all categories, SC(ASCP) for clinical chemistry, SH(ASCP) for hematology and SBB(ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology
	3	Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 1 year experience in the category in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	4	Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 1 year experience in the category in which licensure is sought	DLM(ASCP) or CLSup(NCA) for all categories, SC(ASCP) for clinical chemistry, SH(ASCP) for hematology and SBB(ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology
	5	Bachelors Degree with 24 semester hours of academic science including 8 semester hours of biological sciences and 8 semester hours of chemical sciences	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and at least 1 year experience in the category in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience	Examination
	6	Bachelors Degree with 24 semester hours of academic science including 8 semester hours of biological sciences and 8 semester hours of chemical sciences	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and at least 1 year experience in the category in which licensure is sought	DLM(ASCP) or CLSup(NCA) for all categories, SC(ASCP) for clinical chemistry, SH(ASCP) for hematology and SBB(ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology
(b), (c), (d) and (e) no change
Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience	Examination
(f) Molecular Pathology	1	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the category in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board- approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	2	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the category in which licensure is sought	The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB
	3	Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	4	Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 1 year experience in the category in which licensure is sought	The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB
	5	Bachelors Degree wWith 16 semester hours of academic science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	6	Bachelors Degree wWith 16 semester hours of academic science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level	The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB

 

       (2) In lieu of one year of experience required by subsection 64B3-5.002(1), F.A.C., an applicant may use Board certification obtained by examination in one or more of the laboratory specialties through the Board of Registry of The American Society for Clinical Pathology, the ASCP, National Credentialing Agency of Laboratory Personnel, The National Registry of Certified Chemists, National Registry of Clinical Chemistry, American Academy of Microbiology, American Medical Technologists, American Board of Bioanalysis Misanalysis Biocatalysts, American Association of Bioanalysts, American Board of Bioanalysis, American Board of Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Medical Microbiology, American Board of Medical Genetics, American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology, or American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. This certification shall not substitute for the one year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in an individual category for which licensure is sought.

       (3) No change.

       (4) The Board approved Supervision and Administration examinations, used in lieu of the required 25 hours of supervision and administration continuing education are:

       (a) through (h) No change.

       (i) The National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC).

Specific Authority 483.805(4), 483.823 FS. Law Implemented 483.800, 483.809, 483.815, 483.823 FS. History–New 12-6-94, Amended 7-12-95, 12-4-95, Formerly 59O-5.002, Amended 5-26-98, 1-11-99, 6-10-99, 3-11-01, 9-19-01, 5-23-02, 10-14-02, 9-16-03, 4-20-04, 2-23-06,5-25-06, ________.