Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B3 - Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel › Chapter 64B3-2 - DEFINITIONS › Section 64B3-2.003 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Accredited means accredited by a regional
				accrediting agency for colleges and universities recognized by the U.S.
				Department of Education.
(2)
				Approved laboratory means a federally certified clinic.
(3) Year means a calendar year of twelve
				months duration except in the phrase "one year of full time
				experience."
(4) One year of full
				time experience means a minimum of 1, 500 hours amassed in not less than twelve
				months nor more than thirty-six months.
(5) Academic science is a science course with
				a chemical or biological science prefix. Acceptable courses include general
				chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, qualitative or quantitative
				analysis, general biology, zoology, physiology, comparative anatomy,
				bacteriology, parasitology, cell biology, cellular metabolism, virology,
				physics, immunology, microbiology, genetics, and molecular/celluar biology. For
				purposes of this rule, the courses of geology, astronomy, entomology,
				environmental testing including water testing, oceanography, marine biology and
				physical science or remedial, preparatory or introductory science courses shall
				not be acceptable.
(6) Applied
				science is a physical, chemical or biological science course which is specific
				to a major and directly prepares the individual for performance in a specific
				profession. Examples of such courses are chemistry for health science majors or
				nurses, pharmacy, clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, clinical
				hematology, advanced entomology, and oceanography.
(7) Pertinent clinical laboratory experience
				is experience in a clinical laboratory as defined in Section
				483.803(2),
				F.S. If acquired in Florida or in a state where personnel licensure is
				required, experience must be accrued while licensed and working in a Clinical
				Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory, or in an exempt
				laboratory as defined by Section
				483.801, F.S. For purposes of
				this rule, experience in a training program, industrial laboratory, or research
				laboratory is not considered pertinent clinical laboratory experience. If
				research experience was acquired under an exemption clause, it may not be
				utilized as pertinent clinical laboratory experience. Experience acquired in an
				exclusive use laboratory environment, waived laboratory environment or
				alternate site testing environment is generally unacceptable unless
				specifically authorized by rules of this Board.
(8) Accredited program means a clinical
				laboratory personnel training program that is accredited by the National
				Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS), Commission on
				Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or Accrediting
				Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
(9) Independent practice means the authority
				to perform clinical laboratory tests and release the results of such tests
				without direct supervision.
(10)
				Semester hour means one hour of credit in an accredited college or university,
				pursuant to subsection
				64B3-2.003(1),
				F.A.C., or foreign education equated, pursuant to subsection
				64B3-6.002(6),
				F.A.C.
(11) Sexual misconduct is
				any direct or indirect physical contact by any clinical laboratory personnel
				and a patient which is intended to erotically stimulate either person or which
				is likely to cause such stimulation. Sexual misconduct includes sexual
				intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation or anal intercourse. Sexual
				misconduct also includes: making suggestive, lewd or lascivious remarks to a
				patient or performing such acts in the presence of a patient and intentionally
				touching a patient's breast(s) or sexual organs for non-laboratory related
				purposes regardless of whether the patient is clothed.
(12) High complexity testing is clinical
				laboratory testing as defined in 42 C.F.R. §493.5 and 42 C.F.R.
				§493.25, which are incorporated by reference.
(13) Moderate complexity testing is clinical
				laboratory testing as defined in 42 C.F.R. §493.5 and 42 C.F.R.
				§493.20, which are incorporated by reference.
(14) Waived testing is clinical laboratory
				testing as defined in 42 C.F.R. §493.5 and 42 C.F.R. §493.15, which
				are hereby incorporated by reference.
(15) Board approved program is a training
				program or a continuing education program approved by the Board pursuant to
				this chapter.
(16) Screening for
				Blood Banks or Plasmapheresis Centers means interviewing prospective donors in
				a blood bank or plasmapheresis center during which a hemoglobin test using a
				method classified as waived, a spun hematocrit or a total protein by the
				refractometer method may be performed.
(17) Manual Pretesting means pre-analytical
				procedures, including specimen collection, labeling, and processing. Additional
				duties may include slide preparation from a primary specimen, direct primary
				inoculation of microbiology cultures, cytopreparatory staining, preventative
				maintenance, and loading specimens onto automated instruments or systems which
				are verified by licensed personnel or autoverified by the laboratory
				information system. It does not include any quality control
				procedures.
Rulemaking Authority
					 483.805(4),
					 483.811(2) FS.
					 Law Implemented 483.803,
					 483.811,
					 483.821,
					 483.823
					 FS.
New 11-4-93, Formerly 61F3-2.003, Amended 11-21-94,
					 11-30-94, 12-26-94, 5-3-95, 7-12-95, Formerly 59O-2.003, Amended 3-19-98,
					 12-13-98, 3-28-99, 9-12-99, 11-15-99, 3-24-02, 10-30-02, 2-1-04, 1-8-06,
					 8-14-06, 1-30-12, 2-7-13, 11-25-14, 2-23-16, 7-29-19, 12-31-19,
					 12-6-21.