Director of registered laboratory: Qualifications.

To qualify for a license as a director of a registered laboratory, a person must: 1. Be a physician licensed to practice in this State and have: (a) At least 1 year of experience directing or supervising laboratory testing in a laboratory which meets the requirements of NAC 652.170 to 652.600 , inclusive; (b) Credit for at least 20 hours of continuing medical education in laboratory practice regarding the responsibilities of a director; or (c) Laboratory training, obtained during medical residency, equivalent to the training required by paragraph (b); or 2. Hold an earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution, with a major in chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science, and: (a) Have at least 1 year of experience directing or supervising laboratory testing or performing laboratory testing at the level of a technologist in a laboratory which meets the requirements of NAC 652.170 to 652.600 , inclusive; (b) Be certified by: (1) The American Board of Medical Microbiology; (2) The American Board of Bioanalysis; (3) The American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology; (4) The American Board of Clinical Chemistry; (5) The American Board of Forensic Toxicology; (6) The American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics; (7) The National Registry of Certified Chemists; (8) The American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics; or (9) Any other institution approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with 42 C.F.R. § 493.1443(b)(3); or (c) Possess qualifications which are equivalent to those required for certification by any of the institutions listed in paragraph (b).