64B3-5.004: Technician
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule amendments is to clarify and define the requirements for licensure as a technician.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The academic qualifications of clinical laboratory personnel technicians.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 483.805(4), 483.811(2), 483.823 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 381.0034, 483.800, 483.809, 483.811(2), 483.815, 483.823 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3257
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
64B3-5.004 Technician.
(1) General Qualifications. Degrees or semester hours of academic credit required in this section shall be obtained at a regionally accredited college or university, or by foreign education equated pursuant to subsection 64B3-6.002(6), F.A.C. In order to be licensed as a laboratory technician, which includes the categories of microbiology, serology/immunology, chemistry, hematology, immunohematology, histology, molecular pathology, andrology and embryology, an applicant shall have a Board approved 2-hour course relating to the prevention of medical errors, which shall include root-cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety.
(2) No change.
(3) In addition, at least one of the following requirements must be met for specific areas of licensure. In some cases there are multiple options for meeting the requirement.
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(a) through (b) No change. |
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(c) Andrology/Embryology |
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Approved clinical/medical laboratory training program. |
MLT(AAB) for specialty sought. |
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Bachelors Degree |
Six months of pertinent clinical laboratory experience. |
MLT(AAB) for specialty sought. |
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Associate Degree |
Five years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience. |
MLT(AAB) for specialty sought. |
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(d) Molecular Pathology |
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MLT (AAB) MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS EXAMINATION |
Specific Authority 483.805(4), 483.811(2), 483.823 FS. Law Implemented 381.0034, 483.800, 483.809, 483.811(2), 483.815, 483.823 FS. History–New 12-6-94, Amended 7-12-95, 12-4-95, Formerly 59O-5.004, Amended 5-26-98, 1-11-99, 8-31-99, 9-27-00, 12-26-00, 4-29-02, 10-29-02, 2-11-03, 4-20-04,_________.