Initial license requirements

The following requirements apply to all applicants seeking initial licensure by the board: 1. A completed application form. 2. Payment of the appropriate application fee as set by the board. 3. Evidence of the required education. 4. The applicant has passed a national certifying examination approved by the board. 5. The applicant must meet one or more of the following conditions: a. The applicant has passed a national certifying examination approved by the board within two years of the date of application for initial licensure. b. The applicant has practiced by performing clinical laboratory testing as defined in subsection 5 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-48-01 for a total of three hundred hours within three years of the date of application for initial licensure. Proof of practice by performing clinical laboratory testing must be provided by the applicant and may be evaluated by the board for sufficiency. c. The applicant has obtained thirty continuing education hours within two years of the date of application for initial licensure. The continuing education hours obtained must satisfy the requirements for continuing education established in section 96-02-04-01. 6. All applications must be signed or attested to electronically.