NAC652.4855. Laboratory assistants: Certification; qualifications.

To qualify for certification as a laboratory assistant, an applicant must submit with the application proof that the applicant has a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma and has:

     1. Completed at least 6 months of training approved by the Division and demonstrated an ability to perform laboratory procedures in the laboratory where he or she has received such training;

     2. Obtained a certification in phlebotomy from an organization approved by the Division, including, without limitation:

     (a) The American Medical Technologists;

     (b) The American Society for Clinical Pathology;

     (c) The American Certification Agency for Healthcare Professionals;

     (d) The National Center for Competency Testing;

     (e) The National Healthcareer Association; and

     (f) The National Phlebotomy Association; or

     3. Worked at least 30 hours per week for at least 3 years during the immediately preceding 5 years in a laboratory certified pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, 42 U.S.C. § 263a, or a laboratory that is licensed by a federal or state governmental agency in any state or territory of the United States.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014)