Medical technician: Activities and qualifications.

1. A medical technician may perform a test only if the test is classified pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Part 493, Subpart A, as: (a) A waived test; (b) A moderate complexity test; or (c) A high complexity test, and: (1) The results of the test are read directly from an instrument; and (2) The test requires no interpretation and no intervention by the operator of the test during its analytic phase. 2. To be certified as a medical technician, a person must pass a national examination for certification and must: (a) Have an associate degree from an accredited institution as a medical technician or have successfully completed a program based on a course of study that includes chemistry, biology and a structural curriculum in techniques used in a laboratory; (b) Have successfully completed 60 semester hours of academic credit, including chemistry, biology and a structured curriculum in techniques used in a laboratory, at an accredited institution; (c) Be a high school graduate or the equivalent, have completed at least 1 year in a program for training technicians approved by the Board and have 3 years of experience in a laboratory within the preceding 5 years; or (d) Be a high school graduate or the equivalent, have successfully completed an official 50-week course in procedures for a military laboratory and have been a medical laboratory specialist or laboratory technician in the military.