Personnel and Qualifications: Types of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Summary of Qualifications
The table below summarizes the qualifications for the four types of clinical laboratory personnel licenses.
| Director | - Physician certified in clinical pathology OR
- Non-physician with:
- Doctoral degree
- Certification in a lab specialty
- Completed course on administration
- Continuing education in HIV/AIDS and medical errors
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| Supervisor | - One of the following:
- Doctoral degree + 1 year experience
- Master's degree + 3 years experience
- Bachelor's degree + 5 years experience
- Licensed as a technologist or meets the requirements
- One of the following:
- Completed course on administration
- 25 hours of CE in administration
- CE in HIV / AIDS and medical errors.
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| Technologist | - One of the following:
- Bachelor's degree + medical technologist training program OR 3 years experience
- Associate's degree + Florida technician's license and completion of a medical laboratory training program OR 5 years experience
- Completed exam in 1+ specialties
- CE in HIV / AIDS and medical errors
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| Technician | - Meets one of the following:
- Completed medical lab technology training program
- High school or equivalency diploma + 5 years experience
- Associate's degree + 4 years experience
- Bachelor's degree + 3 years experience
- Bachelor's degree in medical technology
- Completed exam (certain specialties only)
- CE in HIV / AIDS and medical errors
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