NAC652.395. Director of registered laboratory: Qualifications.

To qualify for a license as a director of a registered laboratory, a person must:

     1. Be a physician licensed to practice in this State and have:

     (a) At least 1 year of experience directing or supervising laboratory testing in a laboratory which meets the requirements of NAC 652.170 to 652.600, inclusive;

     (b) Credit for at least 20 hours of continuing medical education in laboratory practice regarding the responsibilities of a director; or

     (c) Laboratory training, obtained during medical residency, equivalent to the training required by paragraph (b); or

     2. Hold an earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution, with a major in chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, and:

     (a) Have at least 1 year of experience directing or supervising laboratory testing in a laboratory which meets the requirements of NAC 652.170 to 652.600, inclusive;

     (b) Be certified by:

          (1) The American Board of Medical Microbiology;

          (2) The American Board of Bioanalysis;

          (3) The American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology;

          (4) The American Board of Clinical Chemistry;

          (5) The American Board of Forensic Toxicology; or

          (6) The American Board of Medical Genetics; or

     (c) Possess qualifications which are equivalent to those required for certification by any of the institutions listed in paragraph (b).

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-17-86; A 10-22-93; R078-04, 8-5-2004)