HAR §11-110.1-27. Clinical laboratory specialist

A license to practice as a clinical laboratory specialist in one of the laboratory specialties may be issued to an applicant who is certified by a certifying agency acceptable to the department, in the laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought and who meets one of the following requirements: (1) Holds a bachelor's degree in a pertinent chemical, physical, or biological science, as determined by the director, from an accredited college or university and has successfully completed at least one year of pertinent full-time clinical laboratory experience in a laboratory acceptable to the department or one year of training in an accredited program, or both, in the specialty 110.1-27 27.63 §11-110.1-28 for which licensure is sought; or (2) Has successfully completed at least ninety semester hours (or their equivalent) from an accredited college or university and one year of training in a accredited program in the laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought. (A) An applicant who completed training prior to September 15, 1963 must have twenty-four semester hours in chemistry and biology courses of which: (i) Six semester hours were in introductory college chemistry and three semester hours were in other chemistry courses; and (ii) Twelve semester hours were in biology courses pertinent to the clinical laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought; (B) An applicant who completed training after September 14, 1963 needs: (i) Sixteen semester hours in chemistry courses that includes six semester hours in introductory college chemistry that are acceptable towards a major in chemistry; (ii) Sixteen semester hours in biology courses that are pertinent to the clinical laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought and are acceptable towards a major in the specialty; and (iii) Three semester hours of college level mathematics (see 42 C.F.R. part 493 subpart M). [Eff JUL 05 2007] (Auth: HRS §§321-13, 321-14) (Imp: HRS §§321-13, 321-14)