New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner › Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions › Part 79 - Regulation of Individual Professions › Subpart 79-13 - Clinical Laboratory Technologist › Section 79-13.1 - Professional study and alternatives to professional study of clinical laboratory technology

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
					 Definitions. As used in this subdivision, acceptable accrediting agency shall
					 mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the
					 purpose of accrediting clinical laboratory technology programs, having
					 accreditation standards that are substantially equivalent to the requirements
					 for programs registered as leading to licensure as a clinical laboratory
					 technologist pursuant to section
					 52.38  of this Title, and applying
					 its criteria for granting accreditation of programs in a fair, consistent, and
					 nondiscriminatory manner.
(b) To
					 meet the professional education or alternative to professional education
					 requirement for licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist, the applicant
					 shall present satisfactory evidence of:
(1)
					 holding a baccalaureate or higher degree awarded upon successful completion of
					 a baccalaureate or higher degree program in clinical laboratory technology
					 registered as leading to licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist
					 pursuant to section
					 52.38  of this Title or a clinical
					 laboratory technology program accredited by a national accrediting organization
					 acceptable to the department; or
(2) holding a baccalaureate or higher degree
					 awarded upon successful completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree program
					 in clinical laboratory technology that is substantially equivalent to a program
					 registered as leading to licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist
					 pursuant to section
					 52.38  of this Title as determined
					 by the department, which program must be accredited by an acceptable
					 accrediting agency or recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the
					 jurisdiction in which the program is offered as a program that prepares the
					 applicant for professional practice as a clinical laboratory technologist, and
					 must be designed and conducted by the degree-granting institution to prepare
					 graduates to practice as clinical laboratory technologists using independent
					 judgment and responsibility; or
(3)
					 current clinical laboratory technology certification by a national
					 certification organization acceptable to the department; or
(4) clinical laboratory technology licensure
					 in a jurisdiction acceptable to the department; or
(5) a bachelor's degree in a natural science
					 or in a clinical laboratory science and coursework acceptable to the department
					 and:
(i) two years' experience in a clinical
					 laboratory while licensed as a clinical laboratory technician in New York or
					 another jurisdiction acceptable to the department; or
(ii) two years' experience in a clinical
					 laboratory while certified as a clinical laboratory technician by a national
					 certification organization, acceptable to the department;
					 or
(6) successful
					 completion of both:
(i) a baccalaureate or
					 higher degree awarded upon successful completion of a baccalaureate or higher
					 degree program in the major of biology, chemistry, or the physical sciences
					 registered pursuant to Part 52 of this Title or its substantial equivalent as
					 determined by the department; and
(ii) a clinical laboratory technology program
					 accredited by a national accrediting organization acceptable to the department
					 or a credit bearing program in clinical laboratory technology that is
					 registered as leading to licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist
					 pursuant to section
					 52.38  of this Title or
					 substantially equivalent to such a registered program as determined by the
					 department. Such equivalent program must be accredited by an acceptable
					 accrediting agency or recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the
					 jurisdiction in which the program is offered as a program that prepares the
					 applicant for professional practice as a clinical laboratory technologist, and
					 must be designed and conducted by the degree-granting institution to prepare
					 graduates to practice as a clinical laboratory technologist using independent
					 judgment and responsibility.