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 79-13.4 - Special provisions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) In
					 accordance with section 8607 (1)(a)  of the
					 Education Law, an applicant may be licensed by the department as a clinical
					 laboratory technologist by meeting the requirements of this section. The
					 applicant must apply for licensure under this section by January 1, 2009,
					 except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (b)(4)(vii) of this section, and
					 shall meet the requirements for licensure under this section by July 1, 2009,
					 unless the particular requirement prescribes an earlier date for completion, in
					 which case the requirement must be completed by that earlier date.
(b) The applicant shall:
(1) file the application for licensure with
					 the department and pay the fee for the initial license and the fee for the
					 first registration period, as prescribed in section 8605 (1)  of the Education
					 Law, all by January 1, 2009, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph
					 (4)(vii) of this subdivision;
(2)
					 be of good moral character as determined by the department;
(3) be at least 18 years of age;
					 and
(4) meet one of the following
					 requirements:
(i) the applicant shall meet
					 the professional education requirement for licensure, as prescribed in section
					 79-13.1 
					 of this Subpart by July 1, 2009, and shall have successfully performed the
					 duties of a clinical laboratory technologist for two years, meaning 2,880 clock
					 hours, over the five years immediately preceding December 31, 2007;
					 or
(ii) the applicant shall have
					 successfully completed by July 1, 2009 a baccalaureate or higher degree program
					 in the major of biology, chemistry, or the physical sciences offered by an
					 institution that is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, meaning an
					 organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose
					 of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting
					 accreditation in a fair, consistent and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an
					 agency recognized for these purposes by the U.S. Department of Education or
					 that is recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in
					 which the program is offered as an institution authorized to offer
					 postsecondary degree study, and shall have successfully performed the duties of
					 a clinical laboratory technologist for two years, meaning 2,880 clock hours,
					 over the five years immediately preceding December 31, 2007; or
(iii) the applicant has been engaged
					 full-time as a faculty member or managing administrator involved directly in
					 the development or planning of curricula or the provision of instruction for
					 education programs in clinical laboratory technology for clinical laboratory
					 practitioners, at an organized entity that provides postsecondary education,
					 for the equivalent of two years, meaning 2,700 clock hours, over the five years
					 immediately preceding December 31, 2007; or
(iv) the applicant shall have successfully
					 performed the duties of a clinical laboratory technologist for five years,
					 meaning 7,200 clock hours, prior to December 31, 2007, as verified in writing
					 by director of clinical laboratory, as defined in section 571  of the Public Health Law; or
(v) the applicant, at the time of
					 application, shall have been previously qualified for a license or its
					 equivalent to practice as a clinical laboratory technologist in New York State
					 through other regulatory requirements of a governmental unit of New York State
					 authorized by law to qualify individuals for such licensure or its equivalent;
					 or
(vi) the applicant, at the time
					 of application, shall be currently certified as a clinical laboratory
					 technician, and by July 1, 2009 shall hold a baccalaureate or higher degree
					 based upon successful completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree program in
					 the major of biology, chemistry, or the physical sciences offered by an
					 institution that is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, meaning an
					 organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose
					 of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting
					 accreditation in a fair, consistent and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an
					 agency recognized for these purposes by the U.S. Department of Education or
					 that is recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in
					 which the program is offered as an institution authorized to offer
					 postsecondary degree study, and by July 1, 2009 shall have successfully
					 performed the duties of a clinical laboratory technician for four years,
					 meaning 5,760 clock hours; or
(vii)
					 the applicant shall have competently performed the duties of a clinical
					 laboratory technologist in a clinical laboratory operated in accordance with
					 title V of article 5 of the Public Health Law and the regulations promulgated
					 thereunder for a period of not less than six months, meaning 720 clock hours,
					 over the three years immediately preceding December 31, 2007 as verified by a
					 director of the clinical laboratory, and the applicant shall have applied for
					 licensure and have paid the fee for the initial license and the fee for the
					 first registration period on or before September 1, 2013.