64B3-5.002, F.A.C.
64B3-5.002. Supervisor
Cite as Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B3-5.002
64B3-5.002 Supervisor.
Qualifications and Responsibilities.
(1) Qualification. Degrees or semester hours of academic credit required in this section shall be obtained at an accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education or by foreign education equated pursuant to subsection 64B3-6.002(6), F.A.C. Degrees not in a chemical or biological science must be reviewed by the board pursuant to subsection 64B3-6.002(8), F.A.C.
(2) To be licensed as a supervisor, an applicant: shall be licensed or meet the requirements for licensure as a technologist; complete a one-hour educational course acceptable to the Board on human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome or provide an affidavit that the course will be completed within six (6) months of licensure; and meet the requirements of one of the options set forth in subsection (3), below:
(3)(a) Microbiology, Serology/Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunohematology, Blood Banking (Donor Processing), Cytogenetics.
Education Option Training/Experience Certification Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 1a 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 1b 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought DLM (ASCP) or
SC (ASCP) for clinical chemistry
SH (ASCP) for hematology and
SBB (ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology
SM (ASCP) for microbiology
TS (ABB) for specialty sought Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 2a 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 2b 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought DLM (ASCP) or
SC (ASCP) for clinical chemistry
SH (ASCP) for hematology and
SBB (ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology
SM (ASCP) for microbiology
TS (ABB) for specialty sought Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 3a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 3b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought DLM (ASCP) or
SC (ASCP) for clinical chemistry
SH (ASCP) for hematology and
SBB (ASCP) for blood banking and immunohematology
SM (ASCP) for microbiology
TS (ABB) for specialty sought (b) Cytology.
Education Option Training/Experience Certification Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology 1a 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 1b 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience SCT (ASCP) Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory Science in Cytology 2a 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 2b 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience SCT (ASCP) Bachelors Degree with 16 semester hours of academic science 3a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 3b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology SCT (ASCP) Associate Degree 4 10 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in cytology within the previous 15 years ASCP certification prior to 1985. (c) Histology.
Education Option Training/Experience Certification as required by certifying body 1a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in histology, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years HTL (ASCP) 1b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience post-certification, and
48 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years HT (ASCP) 1c 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
48 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration within the previous 5 years, and Florida licensure as a technologist in the specialty of histology Not required (d) Andrology, Embryology.
Education Option Training/Experience Certification Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 1a 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 1b 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought TS (ABB) for specialty sought. Masters Degree
in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 2a 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 2b 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 1 year experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought TS (ABB) for specialty sought. Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical, or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 3a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 3b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, with at least 2 years experience in the category in which licensure is sought TS (ABB) for specialty sought. (e) Histocompatibility.
Education Option Training/Experience Certification as required by certifying body 1 as required by certifying body CHS (ABHI) Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science 2a 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 2b 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience CHS (ABHI) Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science 3a 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 3b Three years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience CHS (ABHI) Bachelors Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science 4a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 4b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience CHS (ABHI) (f) Molecular Pathology.
Education Option Training/Experience Certification Doctoral Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science with 24 semester hours of academic science including 6 semester hours of biological sciences and 6 semester hours of chemical sciences 1a 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 1b 1 year of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS (ABHI).
SMB (ASCP) Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science with 16 semester hours of academic science 2a 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 2b 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS (ABHI).
SMB (ASCP) Bachelors Degree
with 16 semester hours of academic science with 16 semester hours of academic science 3a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 3b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS (ABHI).
SMB (ASCP) Masters Degree in Clinical Laboratory, Chemical or Biological Science with 16 semester hours of academic science 2a 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 2b 3 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience in the specialty area in which licensure is sought The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS (ABHI).
SMB (ASCP) Bachelors Degree
with 16 semester hours of academic science with 16 semester hours of academic science 3a 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level, and
25 hours of Board-approved continuing education in supervision and administration or GS (ABB) As required for technologist licensure. 3b 5 years of pertinent clinical laboratory experience with at least 2 years experience at the Technologist level The Molecular Diagnostics examination given by ABB or CHS (ABHI).
SMB (ASCP) (4) The Board approved Supervision and Administration examinations, used in lieu of the required 25 hours of supervision and administration continuing education are:
(a) The Diplomate in Laboratory Management examination administered by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP);
(b) The Specialist in Blood Banking examination administered by ASCP for the specialties of Blood Banking and Immunohematology;
(c) The Specialist in Microbiology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of microbiology;
(d) The Specialist in Cytotechnology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of Cytology;
(e) The Specialist in Chemistry examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of Clinical Chemistry;
(f) The Specialist in Hematology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of Hematology;
(g) The Certified Histocompatibility examination (CHS) administered by the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI);
(h) The Specialist in Andrology/Embryology examination administered by the American Board of Bioanalysis;
(i) The Specialist in Molecular Diagnostics examination administered by the American Board of Bioanalysis;
(j) The Generalist Supervisor examination administered by the American Board of Bioanalysis;
(k) The National Registry of Certified Chemists (NRCC) examinations.
(l) Specialist in Molecular Biology examination administered by ASCP for the specialty of molecular pathology.