NAC652.480. Technologists: Certification in specialty for which national examination is given; application for certification; designation on certificate.  


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  •      1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 652.483, to be certified by the Division in a specialty, a technologist must pass a national examination for certification in the specialty and must have successfully completed a course of study for a bachelor’s degree in one of the chemical, physical or biological sciences at an accredited college or university, and have 1 year of experience working in a licensed laboratory, or a laboratory of a hospital, health department or university, in the chosen specialty under the supervision of a director who possesses a doctoral degree.

         2. Each applicant for certification in a specialty must designate on the application the specialty in which he or she desires to be certified. The applicant must submit with the application:

         (a) Verification of successful completion of the course of study required by subsection 1; and

         (b) A letter from the director of the laboratory in which the applicant obtained experience which verifies that the applicant has the experience required by subsection 1.

         3. Each certificate will designate the holder by:

         (a) The title of “Technologist” in a specialty; or

         (b) An equivalent title and will show his or her area of specialty by a subtitle.

     [Bd. of Health, Medical Laboratories Reg. §§ 9.1, 9.2, 9.4 & 9.5, eff. 2-28-80; § 9.3, eff. 2-28-80; A 2-5-82]—(NAC A 10-17-86; 1-4-88; 10-22-93; R176-07, 1-30-2008; R104-13, 3-28-2014)