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CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.2.

1247.2.  For the purpose of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:(a) “Immediate supervision” means supervision of dialysis treatment in the same room in which the dialysis treatment is being performed.(b) “Department” means the State Department of Public Health.(c) “Hemodialysis technician” means an unlicensed health care provider who is employed by a hemodialysis clinic or unit for the purpose of participating in the direct treatment of patients undergoing hemodialysis. A hemodialysis technician certified by the state as a person meeting the requirements of Section 1247.61 shall be referred to as a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT).(d) “Standardized test” means an examination certified by faculty of the University of California to validly and reliably measure the knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the areas being tested.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 559, Sec. 2. (SB 112) Effective October 11, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.3.

1247.3.  The treatment of patients by a hemodialysis technician includes performing venipuncture and arterial puncture for the purpose of providing dialysis treatment for a patient. The treatment of patients includes the administration of local anesthetics, heparin, and sodium chloride solutions. The administration of these medications shall be pursuant to protocol established by the medical director of the hemodialysis clinic or unit and shall be under the immediate supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed registered nurse. The administration of local anesthetics shall be limited to intradermal, subcutaneous, or topical administration. Hemodialysis technicians who treat patients in the home and are certified by the Board of Nephrology Examination for Nurses and Technicians are exempted from the requirements of immediate supervision until January 1, 1991.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 248, Sec. 2. Effective July 31, 1989.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.4.

1247.4.  The department may adopt regulations it deems necessary to implement this article.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 559, Sec. 3. (SB 112) Effective October 11, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.5.

1247.5.  A hemodialysis clinic or unit within a licensed clinic or hospital, as defined respectively in Sections 1204 and 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, may operate a hemodialysis training and testing program. A hemodialysis technician training program and competency test, provided under this section, or provided by an accredited college, an accredited university, or a private training program, shall be approved by the department, shall comply with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1247.4, and shall include training and testing in the administration of local anesthetics, heparin, and sodium chloride solutions.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 122, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.6.

1247.6.  (a) Except during training under immediate supervision, and except as provided in Section 1247.62, no person shall provide services as a hemodialysis technician without being certified by the department as a Certified Hemodialysis Technician (CHT).(b) This article does not apply to home dialysis patients, or patient helpers not employed by the licensed facility, who have undergone a home dialysis training program operated by a licensed clinic or hospital as defined in Sections 1204 and 1250 of the Health and Safety Code and have been certified by the medical director of the facility as being competent to perform home dialysis treatment.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 559, Sec. 4. (SB 112) Effective October 11, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.63 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.63.

1247.63.  (a) Certification of a hemodialysis technician issued by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1247.6 shall be valid for four years.(b) A certified hemodialysis technician applying for renewal of his or her certification shall submit proof that he or she has obtained 30 hours of in-service training or continuing education in dialysis care or general health care as a requirement for the renewal of his or her certification.(c) An expired certification may be renewed at any time within two years after its expiration on the filing of an application for renewal and documentation of the required in-service education.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 559, Sec. 7. (SB 112) Effective October 11, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.64 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.64.

1247.64.  A hemodialysis technician may obtain the in-service training or continuing education required by subdivision (b) of Section 1247.63 from one or more of the following sources:(a) Health-related courses offered by accredited postsecondary institutions.(b) Health-related courses offered by continuing education providers approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing.(c) Health-related courses offered by recognized health associations if the department determines the courses to be acceptable.(d) Health-related, employer-sponsored in-service training or continuing education programs.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 559, Sec. 8. (SB 112) Effective October 11, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.66 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.66.

1247.66.  (a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification of a hemodialysis technician if it finds that the hemodialysis technician is not in compliance with this article, or any regulations adopted by the department to administer this article.(b) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke the certification of a hemodialysis technician for any of the following causes:(1) Unprofessional conduct, which includes incompetence or gross negligence in carrying out his or her usual functions.(2) Procuring a certificate by fraud, misrepresentation, or mistake.(3) Making or giving any false statement or information in conjunction with the application for issuance or renewal of a certificate.(4) Conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a hemodialysis technician in which event the record of the conviction shall be conclusive evidence thereof.(c) In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct within the meaning of this article, all of the following constitute unprofessional conduct:(1) Conviction for, or use of, any narcotic drug, as defined in Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, or any dangerous drug, as defined in Article 7 (commencing with Section 4211) of Chapter 9, or alcoholic beverages, to an extent or in a manner dangerous or injurious to the hemodialysis technician or any other person, or the public, to the extent that this use impairs the ability to conduct, with safety to the public, the practice of a hemodialysis technician.(2) Abuse, whether verbal, physical, or mental, of a patient in any setting where health care is being rendered.(d) Proceedings to deny, suspend, or revoke a certification under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Section 100171 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 979, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.7.

1247.7.  An employee in training shall be classified as a hemodialysis technician trainee and shall be under the immediate supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon or licensed registered nurse whenever involved in the treatment of a patient, as described in Section 1247.3.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1297, Sec. 4.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.8.

1247.8.  Each hemodialysis unit or clinic shall have information available for inspection by the department survey teams which verifies that the hemodialysis technicians employed at the unit or clinic meet the requirements of Section 1247.61.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 559, Sec. 9. (SB 112) Effective October 11, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1247.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 3.5 - Hemodialysis Training|Section 1247.9.

1247.9.  No person or entity shall provide chronic dialysis services to patients in this state unless the services are provided under the direction of a chronic dialysis clinic, licensed pursuant to Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, or a general acute care hospital, licensed pursuant to Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 39, Sec. 2. (SB 221) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1260.

1260.  The department shall issue a clinical laboratory bioanalyst’s license to each person who is a lawful holder of a degree of master of arts, master of science, or an equivalent or higher degree as determined by the department with a major in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory sciences. This education shall have been obtained in one or more established and reputable institutions maintaining standards equivalent, as determined by the department, to those institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an essentially equivalent accrediting agency, as determined by the department. The applicant also shall have a minimum of four years’ experience as a clinical laboratory scientist performing clinical laboratory work embracing the various fields of clinical laboratory activity in a clinical laboratory certified under CLIA. The quality and variety of this experience shall be satisfactory to the department and shall have been obtained within the six-year period immediately antecedent to admission to the examination. The applicant shall successfully pass a written examination and an oral examination conducted by the department or a committee designated by the department to conduct the examinations, indicating that the applicant is properly qualified. The department may issue a license without conducting a written examination to an applicant who has passed a written examination of a national accrediting board having requirements that are, in the determination of the department, equal to or greater than those required by this chapter and regulations adopted by the department. The department shall establish by regulation the required courses to be included in the college or university training.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 341, Sec. 3. (AB 940) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1260.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1260.1.

1260.1.  The department shall issue a histocompatibility laboratory director’s license to each person who meets the qualifications specified in Section 1209.1.(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 429.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1260.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1260.3.

1260.3.  (a) The department shall issue a medical laboratory technician license to each person who meets the following requirements:(1) Has met the requirements of this chapter and any reasonable qualifications established by regulations of the department, including, but not limited to, any of the following:(A) Lawfully holds an associate degree or an equivalent or higher degree in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory science, which includes a minimum of 36 semester units of physical or biological sciences.(B) The completion of 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or university, with 36 semester units in physical or biological sciences.(C) Graduation from a medical laboratory technician training program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences or other recognized accrediting program approved by the department.(D) Graduation from an advanced military medical laboratory specialist program approved by the department.(2) Has applied for the license on forms provided by the department.(3) Has paid a license fee established in regulations of the department in accordance with subdivision (q) of Section 1300.(b) A licensed medical laboratory technician may perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations classified as waived or of moderate complexity under CLIA, but not high complexity, and may report the test results. However, a licensed medical laboratory technician shall not perform microscopic analysis or immunohematology procedures, except for blood smear reviews other than manual leukocyte differentials, microscopic urinalysis, and blood typing of moderate complexity such as automated ABO/Rh testing and antibody screen testing. The medical laboratory technician shall work under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon or a baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral level person licensed pursuant to this chapter. The supervision shall be required during the entire time a medical laboratory technician performs clinical laboratory tests or examinations.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (AB 2281) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1261.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1261.5.

1261.5.  The department may issue limited clinical laboratory scientist’s licenses in chemistry, microbiology, toxicology, histocompatibility, immunohematology, genetic molecular biology, cytogenetics, or other areas of laboratory specialty or subspecialty when determined to be necessary by the department in order for licensure categories to keep abreast of changes in laboratory or scientific technology. Whenever the department determines that a new limited clinical laboratory scientist license category is necessary, it shall adopt regulations identifying the category and the areas of specialization included within the category.To qualify for admission to the examination for a special clinical laboratory scientist’s license, an applicant shall have all the following:(a) Have graduated from a college or university maintaining standards equivalent, as determined by the department, to those institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an essentially equivalent accrediting agency with a baccalaureate or higher degree with a major appropriate to the field for which a license is being sought.(b) Have one year of full-time postgraduate training or experience in the various areas of analysis in the field for which a license is being sought in a laboratory that has a license issued under this chapter or which the department determines is equivalent thereto.(c) Whenever a limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license is established for a specific area of specialization, the department may issue the license without examination to applicants who had met standards of education and training, defined by regulations, prior to the date of the adoption of implementing regulations.(d) The department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 510, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1261.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1261.6.

1261.6.  The department may issue a limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license in cytogenetics to any person with a minimum of seven years of work experience in this state as a cytogenetic technologist who provides evidence of satisfactory performance on a written examination administered by the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel on or before December 31, 1991, in the specialty of cytogenetics, and who meets the federal regulatory requirements for personnel performing high-complexity testing.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 807, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1262.

1262.  No clinical laboratory scientist’s or limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license shall be issued by the department except after examination; provided, that a temporary clinical laboratory scientist’s license or a temporary limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license may be issued to an individual who fulfills the requirements for admission to the examination unless the individual has failed a previous examination for the license. The department may issue licenses without examination to applicants who have passed examinations of the national accrediting boards whose requirements are equal to or greater than those required by this chapter and regulations established by the department. The department may issue licenses without further examination to applicants who have passed examinations of another state whose laws and regulations are equal to or greater than those required by this chapter and regulations established by the department. The evaluation of national or state accrediting boards for the purposes of this chapter shall be carried out by the department with assistance of representatives from the licensed groups. This section shall not apply to persons who have passed an examination by a national board or another state examination prior to the establishment of requirements that are equal to or exceed those of this chapter or the regulations of the department. The department may, however, make exceptions if individuals are otherwise qualified.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 319, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1262.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1262.5.

1262.5.  Notwithstanding Section 135, an applicant for a clinical laboratory or limited technologist license who fails to pass the written examination two times shall not be eligible to be reexamined a third time until at least one year has elapsed from the date of the second examination. An applicant who fails the third examination shall not be eligible to take the examination a fourth time until two years have elapsed from the date of the third examination. Thereafter, the examination may not be taken more frequently than once in two years.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 805, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1263.

1263.  The department shall license as trainees those individuals desiring to train for either a clinical laboratory scientist’s license or a limited clinical laboratory scientist’s license, providing those individuals meet the academic requirements.No trainee license shall be issued unless the applicant has completed at least 90 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours of university or college work or the essential equivalent as determined by the department which must have included at least 23 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours of courses in the sciences as determined by regulations of the department. Applicants who have completed military training schools may be granted academic credit toward licensure by the department on the basis of recommendations made by the American Council on Education.Applicants shall apply for the license on forms provided by the department and meet the requirements of this chapter and any standards as are established by regulations of the department.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 510, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1265.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1265.1.

1265.1.  (a) A primary care clinic that submits an application to the State Department of Public Health for clinic licensure pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code may submit prior to that submission, or concurrent therewith, an application for licensure or registration of a clinical laboratory to be operated by the clinic.(b) An application for licensure of a clinical laboratory submitted pursuant to this section shall be subject to all applicable laboratory licensing laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, any statutory or regulatory timelines and processes for review of a clinical laboratory application.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1266.

1266.  The clinical laboratory license and the license or current renewal permit of each person performing tests shall be conspicuously posted in the clinical laboratory.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1377.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1267 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1267.

1267.  Any denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter shall be conducted in compliance with Section 100171 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 220, Sec. 5. Effective August 4, 1997.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 1268 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS|CHAPTER 3 - Clinical Laboratory Technology|ARTICLE 4 - Licensing|Section 1268.

1268.  Upon filing application therefor, containing such information as the department may require, and the payment of the license fee, the department shall issue to any person duly licensed under this chapter a duplicate license for one previously issued or, where there has been a change of name, another license in lieu of one previously issued.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1377.)