The Board proposes the rule amendment to update the requirements for education, training/experience and certification for the qualifications and responsibilities for a supervisor.

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
64B3-5.002: Supervisor

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the rule amendment to update the requirements for education, training/experience and certification for the qualifications and responsibilities for a supervisor.

SUMMARY: The requirements for education, training/experience and certification for the qualifications and responsibilities for a supervisor will be updated.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: During discussion of the economic impact of the rule at its Board meeting, the Board, based upon the expertise and experience of its members, determined that a Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost (SERC) was not necessary and that the rule amendment will not require ratification by the Legislature. No person or interested party submitted additional information regarding the economic impact at that time. The Board has determined that this rule will not have an adverse impact on small business, or likely increase regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within 1 year after implementation of the rule.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding the statement of estimated costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower regulatory cost alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 483.805(4), 483.823 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 381.0034(3), 483.800, 483.809, 483.815, 483.823 FS.

IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN THE FAW.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Bruce Deterding, Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE 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

(2) Tto be licensed as a supervisor, an applicant: shall be licensed or meet the requirements for licensure as a technologist;, have a Board approved 2-hour course relating to the prevention of medical errors, which shall include root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety;, complete an one hour educational course acceptable to the Department on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome;, and meet the requirements of one of the options set forth in subparagraph (3) below one of the following:

(3)(a) Microbiology, Serology/Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology, Blood Banking (Donor Processing), Cytogenetics.

 

Education	Option	Training/Experience	Certification
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	1a	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	1b	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought	DLM (ASCP) or SC (ASCP) for clinical chemistry SH (ASCP) for hematology and SBB (ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology SM (ASCP) for microbiology
Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	2a	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	2b	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought	DLM (ASCP) or SC (ASCP) for clinical chemistry SH (ASCP) for hematology and SBB (ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology SM (ASCP) for microbiology
Bachelors Degree with 24 semester hours of academic science including 8 semester hours of biological sciences and 8 semester hours of chemical sciences	3a	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	3b	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought	DLM (ASCP) or SC (ASCP) for clinical chemistry SH (ASCP) for hematology and SBB (ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology SM (ASCP) for microbiology

 

(b) Cytology.

 

Education	Option	Training/Experience	Certification
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology	1a	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	1b	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience	SCT(ASCP)
Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology	2a	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	2b	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience	SCT(ASCP)
Bachelors Degree with 16 semester hours of academic science	3a	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	3b	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology	SCT(ASCP)
Associate Degree	4	10 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology within the previous 15 years	ASCP certification prior to 1985

 

(c) Histology.

 

Education	Option	Training/Experience	Certification
as required by certifying body	1a	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in histology and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years	HTL (ASCP)
	1b	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience post-certification and 48 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years	HT (ASCP)
	1c	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and 48 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years, and Florida licensure as a technologist in the specialty of histology	Not required

 

(d) Andrology, Embryology.

 

Education	Option	Training/Experience	Certification
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	1a	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	1b	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought	TS(ABB) for specialty sought.
Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science	2a	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	2b	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought	TS(ABB) for specialty sought.
Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science	3a	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	3b	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience in the category in which licensure is sought	TS(ABB) for specialty sought.

 

(e) Histocompatibility.

 

Education	Option	Training/Experience	Certification
as required by certifying body	1	as required by certifying body	CHS(ABHI)
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	2a	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	2b	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience	CHS(ABHI)
Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	3a	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	3b	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience	CHS(ABHI)
Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	4a	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration	As required for technologist licensure
	4b	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience	CHS(ABHI)

 

(f) Molecular Pathology.

 

Education	Option	Training/Experience		Certification
Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	1a	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration		As required for technologist licensure
	1b	1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought		The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS(ABHI).
Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	2a	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration		As required for technologist licensure
	2b	3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought		The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS(ABHI).
Bachelors Degree with 16 semester hours of academic science	3a	5 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		As required for technologist licensure
	3b	5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level		The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS(ABHI).
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
	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
Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience		Examination
(b) Cytology	1	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
		Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience		SCT(ASCP)
	2	Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
		Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience		SCT(ASCP)
	3	Bachelors Degree with 16 semester hours of academic science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
		Bachelors Degree with 16 semester hours of academic science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology		SCT(ASCP)
	4	Associate Degree	Ten years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology within the previous 15 years		ASCP certification prior to 1985
Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience		Examination
(c) Histology	1		Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in histology and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years		HTL (ASCP)
	2		Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience post-certification and 48 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years		HT (ASCP)
	3		Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and 48 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years, and licensure as a technologist in the specialty of histology
Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience		Examination
(d) Andrology, Embryology	1	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, 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		TS(ABB) for specialty sought.
	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		TS(ABB) for specialty sought.
	5	Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience in the category in which licensure is sought, and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	6	Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience in the category in which licensure is sought		TS(ABB) for specialty sought.
Specialty	Option	Education	Training/Experience		Examination
(e) Histocompatibility	1				CHS(ABHI)
	2	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	3	Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	One year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience		CHS(ABHI)
	4	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
	5	Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience		CHS(ABHI)
	6	Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience and 25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration
	7	Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience		CHS(ABHI)
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 in the category in which licensure is sought		The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB
	5	Bachelors Degree with 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 with 16 semester hours of academic science	Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience 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 Certification Registry of The American Society for Clinical Pathology, National Credentialing Body of Laboratory Personnel, The National Registry of Certified Chemists, American Academy of Microbiology, American Medical Technologists, American Board of Bioanalysis, American Association of Bioanalysts, 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) Adding Categories to an Active Supervisor’s License. Licensed supervisors may add a category or categories by passing a technologist level examination and by providing proof of one year’s experience for each category to be added.

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

(a) The Diplomate in Laboratory Management examination administered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP); or the Clinical Laboratory Supervisor examination administered by the National Credentialing Body for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) for all specialty areas,

(b) The Specialist in Blood Banking examination administered by ASCP for the specialties of Blood Banking and Immunohematology;,

(c) The Specialist in Microbiology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of microbiology;

(d)(e) The Specialist in Cytotechnology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of Cytology;,

(e)(d) The Specialist in Chemistry examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of Clinical Chemistry;,

(f)(e) The Specialist in Hematology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of Hematology;,

(g)(f) The Certified Histocompatibility examination (CHS) administered by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI);,

(h)(g) The Specialist in Andrology/Embryology examination administered by the American Board of Bioanalysis;, and

(i)(h) The Specialist in Molecular Diagnostics examination administered by the American Board of Bioanalysis; and.

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

Rulemaking Authority 483.805(4), 483.823 FS. Law Implemented 381.0034(3), 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, 7-9-07, 2-7-08, 6-17-09,________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 18, 2011

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: October 28, 2011