NAC652.484. Technicians: Specialties; activities.

A technician may:

     1. Be certified:

     (a) In microbiology;

     (b) In clinical chemistry;

     (c) In hematology;

     (d) In immunology;

     (e) In nuclear medicine;

     (f) In histocompatibility;

     (g) In histology;

     (h) As an autopsy assistant;

     (i) As a biotechnician; or

     (j) In more than one of the specialties set forth in this subsection.

     2. Perform a test in a specialty only if:

     (a) The technician is certified in that specialty; and

     (b) The test is classified pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Part 493, Subpart A, as:

          (1) A waived test;

          (2) A moderate complexity test; or

          (3) A high complexity test and:

               (I) The results of the test are read directly from an instrument; and

               (II) The test requires no interpretation and no intervention by the operator of the test during its analytic phase.

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