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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 2, 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) All applicants for a Director license must have the qualifications for a 14High Complexity Laboratory Director, 18listed in 2042 C.F.R. §493.1443, 23effective January 24, 2003, which is incorporated by reference and adopted herein, available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title42-vol5/pdf/CFR-2011-title42-vol5.pdf 38or at 40http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-1499242. The applicant shall 46complete 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 licensure81.
82(2) 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 requirements. Degrees not in a chemical or biological science must be reviewed by the board pursuant to subsection 12864B3-6.002(8), 129F.A.C.
130(a) All Specialties.
133Option
134Education
135Certification
136Training/Experience
1371a
138Florida Licensed Physician
141(does not require a separate laboratory director license)
149ABP – Clinical Pathology;
153AOBP – Clinical Pathology
157As required by certifying body.
1621b
163Florida Licensed Physician
166(does not require a separate laboratory director license)
174ABIM – certified in pertinent specialty;
180AOBIM – certified in pertinent specialty;
186ABMM – certified in pertinent specialty;
192ABCC – certified in pertinent specialty;
198ABNM – certified in pertinent specialty;
204AOBNM – certified in pertinent specialty;
210ABMG – certified in pertinent specialty;
216ABB – certified in pertinent specialty;
222ABMLI – certified in pertinent specialty;
228ABHI – certified in pertinent specialty
234As required by certifying body.
2391c
240Florida Licensed Physician (does not require a separate laboratory director license)
251Not required
253Four (4) years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience (post-graduate), with two (2) years experience in the specialty to be directed.
273(b) Histology, Cytology.
276Option
277Education
278Certification
279Training/Experience
2801
281Florida Licensed Physician
284(does not require a
288separate laboratory director license)
292ABP – Anatomical Pathology or Cytopathology;
298AOBP – Anatomical Pathology
302or Cytopathology
304For Dermatopathology Only:
307ABD – Dermatopathology;
310AOBD – Dermatopathology
313As required by
316certifying body.
318(c) Oral Pathology Laboratories.
322Option
323Education
324Certification
325Training/Experience
3261
327Florida Licensed physician
330or dentist (does not require
335a separate laboratory
338director license)
340ABOP – Anatomical Pathology
344ABP – Anatomical Pathology
348AOBP – Anatomical Pathology
352As required by
355certifying body.
357(d) Microbiology.
359Option
360Education
361Certification
362Training/Experience
3631
364Doctoral Degree in
367chemical, biological, or
370clinical laboratory science
373ABMM – Clinical Microbiology;
377HCLD(ABB) – Microbiology
380As required by
383certifying body.
385(e) Hematology.
387Option
388Education
389Certification
390Training/Experience
3911
392Doctoral Degree in
395chemical, biological, or
398clinical laboratory science
401HCLD (ABB) 403– 404Hematology
405As required by
408certifying body.
410(f) Cytogenetics.
412Option
413Education
414Certification
415Training/Experience
4161
417Doctoral Degree in
420chemical, biological, or
423clinical laboratory science
426ABMG – Clinical Cytogenetics
430As required by
433certifying body.
435(g) Serology/Immunology.
437Option
438Education
439Certification
440Training/Experience
4411
442Doctoral Degree in
445chemical, biological, or
448clinical laboratory science
451ABMLI – Clinical Immunology
455HCLD(ABB) – Immunology
458ABHI Diplomate
460As required by
463certifying body.
465(h) Clinical Chemistry.
468Option
469Education
470Certification
471Training/Experience
4721
473Doctoral Degree in
476chemical, biological, or
479clinical laboratory science
482ABCC – Clinical Chemistry;
486HCLD(ABB) -Chemistry;
488ABT Diplomate;
490NRCC – Clinical or Toxicological Chemist;
496F-ABFT – Clinical or Toxicological Chemist;
502ABFT - Toxicology
505As required by
508certifying body.
510(i) Andrology.
512Option
513Education
514Certification
515Training/Experience
5161
517Doctoral Degree in
520chemica521l, biological, or
524clinical laboratory science
527HCLD (ABB) ‒ Andrology
531As required by
534certifying body.
536(j) Embryology.
538Option
539Education
540Certification
541Training/Experience
5421
543Doctoral Degree in
546chemical, biological, or
549clinical laboratory science
552ELD(ABB) 553– Embryology;
555HCLD(ABB) – Embryology
558As required by
561certifying body.
563(k) Histocompatibility.
565Option
566Education
567Certification
568Training/Experience
5691
570Doctoral Degree in
573chemical, biological, or
576clinical laboratory science
579ABHI – Immunology
582HCLD(ABB) – Immunology
585As required by
588certifying body.
590(l) Molecular Pathology.
593Option
594Education
595Certification
596Training/Experience
5971
598Doctoral Degree in
601chemical, biological, or
604clinical laboratory science
607ABCC – Molecular Pathology;
611ABMG – Molecular Genetics;
615HCLD(ABB) – Molecular Diagnostics
619As required by
622certifying body.
624Rulemaking Authority 626483.805(4) FS. 628Law Implemented 630381.0034(3), 631483.809, 632483.823(1), 633483.824 FS. 635History–New 6-6-85, Formerly 10D-41.67, Amended 3-11-90, Formerly 10D-41.067, Amended 7-1-97, Formerly 59O-5.007, Amended 5-26-98, 3-2-99, 3-24-02, 10-14-02, 4-20-04, 2-23-06, 3-17-08, 6-17-09, 12-30-09, 1-30-12, 2-23-16, 10-17-17, 5-26-21, 1-5-23.
