§ 1035.1. Medical Laboratory Technician Training Program Standards.
17 CA ADC § 1035.1Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
17 CCR § 1035.1
§ 1035.1. Medical Laboratory Technician Training Program Standards.
(b) The program director of a medical laboratory technician training program shall be a physician and surgeon licensed under Chapter 5, or a doctoral scientist, clinical laboratory bioanalyst, clinical laboratory scientist or clinical laboratory specialist licensed under Chapter 3. The program director shall be responsible for the content, quality and conduct of the training program and shall:
(1) Employ instructors who are physicians and surgeons licensed under chapter 5; doctoral scientists, clinical laboratory bioanalysts, clinical laboratory scientists, or clinical laboratory specialists licensed under chapter 3; medical laboratory technicians with five years practical experience licensed under Chapter 3; or public health microbiologists certified pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 101160.
(2) Assure that training includes at least 26 weeks, consisting of at least 1040 hours, of instruction and practical experience in moderate complexity testing in chemistry, including routine chemistry, urinalysis, endocrinology and toxicology; hematology; microbiology, including bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology; and immunology, including syphilis serology and general immunology. The training shall include at least 160 hours each in chemistry, hematology, microbiology and immunology.
(B) Analytical skills required for performing tests of waived or moderate complexity, including quality control, test calibration, quality assurance, legal requirements for documentation of testing, data storage and retrieval, safety and standard precautions, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, reagent preparation and storage; and
(D) Test methods commonly used in chemistry, hematology, microbiology and immunology, including clinical significance of test results, how the tests interrelate and how the tests impact diagnosis and treatment, quality assessment of test results, information processing and regulatory compliance in state and federal law.
(c) A medical laboratory technician training program shall provide a certificate of completion to its students upon satisfactory completion of the program. The program shall maintain a copy of this certificate for at least five years. This certificate shall be signed by the director of the program and shall include:
(f) A medical laboratory technician training program shall be allowed to document program compliance with the requirements of this section for a period dating up to four years prior to their initial application, after the date of implementation of these standards. The program shall document that, during the time preceding initial approval, the training program met the standards pursuant to Section 1035.1(a) and (b).
(3) The name(s) and qualifications of the person(s) directing and instructing in the program including a copy of current licensure for each person. Training programs in the United States of America but outside California shall provide evidence that the director(s) and instructor(s) substantially meet this licensure requirement by documenting inclusion, licensure or certification in a class of personnel similar to those required in Chapter 3 or requiring equivalent standards; and
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1224, Business and Professions Code; and Section 100275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1206.5, 1208, 1209, 1222, 1222.5, 1242, 1246, 1260.3, 1269,1286 and 1300, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 1-9-2003; operative 4-9-2003 (Register 2003, No. 2).
2. Change without regulatory effect renumbering section 1035.1 to section 1035 and renumbering former section 1035.3 to section 1035.1, including amendment of subsections (b)(4)(A), (f), (g)(4)-(6) and (i), filed 10-6-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 40).
This database is current through 5/26/23 Register 2023, No. 21.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 1035.1, 17 CA ADC § 1035.1
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