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§ 1054.7. Preceptor Program Requirements for Licensed Psychiatric Technicians, Licensed Vocatio...

17 CA ADC § 1054.7Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 17. Public Health
Division 1. State Department of Health Services (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Laboratories (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter 1. Service Laboratories
Group 2. Clinical Laboratory Regulations
Article 5.6. Moderately Complex Laboratory Testing by Licensed Psychiatric Technicians, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensed Midwives, Certified Nurse Assistants, and Certified Home Health Aides
17 CCR § 1054.7
§ 1054.7. Preceptor Program Requirements for Licensed Psychiatric Technicians, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensed Midwives, Certified Emergency Medical Technicians II, Paramedics, Certified Nurse Assistants, and Certified Home Health Aides Performing Moderate Complexity Testing on Point-of-Care Laboratory Testing Devices.
Currentness
(a) Prior to the performance of any clinical laboratory test or examination authorized in Business and Professions Code Section 1206.5(b)(11), a licensed psychiatric technician, licensed vocational nurse, licensed midwife, certified emergency medical technician II, paramedic, certified nurse assistant or certified home health aide shall have been trained by a preceptor in:
(1) The operation of each instrument to be used by the licensed psychiatric technician, licensed vocation nurse, licensed midwife, certified emergency medical technician II, paramedic, certified nurse assistant or certified home health aide including:
(A) Each instrument's requirements for maintenance and calibration which shall include training regarding all manufacturer's instructions;
(B) Each instrument's performance criteria including the reference ranges, critical values for each test method, and actions to be taken for values outside the analytical range; and
(C) Each instrument's quality control and quality assurance protocols, including remedial action and reagent and specimen handling and integrity; and,
(2) The clinical significance of test results for each instrument and the clinical application for use of the instruments by licensed psychiatric technicians, licensed vocational nurses, licensed midwives, certified emergency medical technicians II, paramedics, certified nurse assistants or certified home health aides; and,
(3) The common physiological conditions of patients that may impact specimen integrity and cause inaccurate test results; and
(4) Principles of good laboratory practice including laboratory safety and universal precautions.
(b) Prior to the utilization, for patient care, prognosis, monitoring, treatment, or disease prevention, of any clinical laboratory test or examination performed by him or her, a licensed psychiatric technician, licensed vocational nurse, licensed midwife, certified emergency medical technician II, paramedic, certified nurse assistant, certified home health aide shall have the following experience and shall have been determined to be competent to perform moderate complexity tests by the laboratory director or a person who qualifies as a technical consultant pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 1209:
(1) He or she shall participate in a preceptor program until such time as he or she is able to perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations with results that are consistent with the preceptor's results 90% of the time over 20 separate testing events which taken together, cover the entire range of expected values for the instrument.
(2) The experience requirement in subsection (b)(1) shall be met for each instrument to be used by the licensed psychiatric technician, licensed vocational nurse, licensed midwife, certified emergency medical technician II, paramedic, certified nurse assistant or certified home health aide.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 1224, Business and Professions Code; and Section 100275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1206.5, 1209, and 1220, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 5-28-96 as an emergency; operative 5-28-96 (Register 96, No. 22). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-25-96 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 10-7-96 as an emergency; operative 10-7-96 (Register 96, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-4-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-7-96 order, including amendment of section heading and section, transmitted to OAL 2-3-97 and filed 3-19-97 (Register 97, No. 12).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, § 1054.7, 17 CA ADC § 1054.7
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