Clinical laboratory personnel licenses are divided into four types: director, supervisor, technologist, and technician. Each type has different roles, responsibilities, qualifications, and continuing education requirements. When you apply for a license, you must apply for one of these four types.

All licensed clinical laboratory personnel are permitted to collect, process, store, and ship specimens and perform manual testing procedures. Directors, supervisors, and technologists are permitted to interpret and report test results.

In addition, each license is valid for one or more specialties. Clinical laboratory personnel are only permitted to conduct testing that falls under their specialty. Specialties include microbiology, chemistry, blood banking, immunology / serology, and more. A full list will be presented later in this program.