NAC652.433. Histotechnologist: Qualifications and activities.

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

     (a) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 32 semester hours in science, of which 12 hours are in chemistry and 16 hours are in the areas of general biology, histology, zoology, anatomy and physiology, and 1 year of experience in a histopathology laboratory under the supervision of a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology and Anatomic Pathology or a pathologist eligible to be certified in anatomic pathology;

     (b) A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including the semester hours required in paragraph (a), and successfully completed a program on histotechnology certified by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation; or

     (c) National certification as a histotechnologist and 8 years of full-time experience before August 1980, in an approved histopathology laboratory.

     2. A histotechnologist may perform only those procedures, under the minimal review of the director or general supervisor, for which he or she has adequate education, training and experience and in which he or she has demonstrated a proficiency. The histotechnologist may supervise the work of histologic technicians and assistants.

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