NAC652.425. Cytotechnologist: Qualifications and activities.

     1. To qualify for a certificate as a cytotechnologist, a person must:

     (a) Successfully complete 2 years in an accredited college or university with at least 12 semester hours in science, of which 8 hours are in biology, and at least 12 months of training in an accredited school of cytotechnology, and pass a national examination for certification approved by the Board;

     (b) Successfully complete 6 months of formal training in an accredited school of cytotechnology and 6 months of full-time, supervised experience in cytotechnology in a laboratory whose director is a pathologist, and pass a national examination for certification approved by the Board; or

     (c) Pass the examination for cytotechnologists given by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

     2. A cytotechnologist may perform tests only in cytology under the review of the director.

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