California Code of Regulations › Title 17 - Public Health › Division 1 - State Department of Health Services › Chapter 2 - Laboratories › Subchapter 1 - Service Laboratories › Group 2 - Clinical Laboratory Regulations › Article 1.5 - LICENSURE OF CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL › Section 1030.6 - Licensure of Medical Laboratory Technicians

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In order to qualify for licensure as a medical
						laboratory technician, a person shall apply for a license pursuant to Section
						1031(b) and meet the
						following requirements:
(1) Have successfully
						completed at least 60 semester (90 quarter) units from an accredited college or
						university. The coursework shall consist of at least 36 semester units of physical
						and biological sciences with an emphasis on applied clinical science. Coursework
						shall include 6 semester units of chemistry and 6 semester units of biology
						appropriate for transfer to a baccalaureate program in science, taken prior to, or
						concurrently with, training or experience; and
(2) Have met the following training or experience
						requirements by documenting one of the following:
(A) Graduating from a medical laboratory
						technician training program accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for
						Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS); or
(B) Graduating from a medical laboratory
						technician training program approved by the department pursuant to Section
						1035.3; or
(C) Meeting admission requirements for a clinical
						laboratory scientist licensing examination, as determined by the department pursuant
						to Section 1030.7; or
(D) Completing a minimum of three years on-the-job
						practical experience within the previous five years, in a clinical laboratory
						outside California as a medical laboratory technician, with evidence of satisfactory
						performance on an examination given by a certifying organization for medical
						laboratory technicians, performing tests in the specialties of chemistry,
						hematology, microbiology, and immunology. This work experience shall include at
						least 480 hours in each of these specialties and shall be documented by the
						laboratory director(s) of the laboratory(ies) employing the applicant pursuant to
						Section 1031(b)(8);
						or
(E) Completing a minimum of three
						years on-the-job practical experience within the previous five years, in a clinical
						laboratory outside California as a clinical laboratory scientist, with evidence of
						satisfactory performance on an examination given by a certifying organization for
						clinical laboratory scientists, performing tests in the specialties of chemistry,
						hematology, microbiology, and immunology. This clinical laboratory scientist, also
						called medical technologist in some states, need not be California licensed pursuant
						to Business and Professions Code section
						1204,
						but shall have work experience outside California of at least 480 hours in each of
						these specialties as documented by the laboratory director(s) of the laboratory(ies)
						employing the applicant pursuant to Section
						1031(b)(8);
						or
(F) Completing a minimum of three
						years on-the-job practical experience within the previous five years, as a medical
						laboratory technician or clinical laboratory scientist in a California physician
						office laboratory or in a laboratory owned and operated by the United States of
						America. This person shall have evidence of satisfactory performance on an
						examination given by a certifying organization for medical laboratory technicians or
						clinical laboratory scientists, respectively, and have performed tests in the
						specialties of chemistry, hematology, microbiology and immunology. This work
						experience shall include at least 480 hours in each of these specialties, and shall
						be documented by the physician(s) directing the laboratory(ies) employing the
						applicant pursuant to Section
						1031(b)(8);
						and
(3) Have passed a written
						examination for medical laboratory technicians administered by a certifying
						organization for medical laboratory technicians approved by the department pursuant
						to Section 1031.8. The department shall, for
						licensure purposes, accept evidence of satisfactory performance on examinations
						taken within the four years previous to department approval of a certifying
						organization's medical laboratory technician examination. The applicant shall have
						also passed a separate written, self-administered examination on California clinical
						laboratory law provided by the department. This self-administered test shall
						accompany the application. A minimum passage rate of 70 percent shall be
						required.