N.Y. Education Law § 8605: Requirements for a license as a clinical laboratory technologist or cytotechnologist

§ 8605. Requirements for a license as a clinical laboratory

technologist or cytotechnologist. To qualify for a license as a clinical

laboratory technology practitioner under one of the titles defined in

subdivision two of section eighty-six hundred one of this article, an

applicant shall fulfill the particular requirements of a subdivision of

this section applicable to the license and title sought by the

applicant:

1. Licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist.

(a) Application: file an application with the department;

(b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's

degree in clinical laboratory technology from a program registered by

the department or determined by the department to be the substantial

equivalent or a clinical laboratory technology program accredited by a

national accrediting organization acceptable to the department, or have

received a bachelor's degree that includes a minimum number of credit

hours in the sciences and received appropriate clinical education in an

accredited clinical laboratory technology program or a program to be

determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent;

(b-1) Alternatives to education:

(i) In lieu of requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this

subdivision the department may accept:

(1) current clinical laboratory technology certification by a national

certification organization acceptable to the department; or

(2) clinical laboratory technology licensure in a jurisdiction

acceptable to the department;

(ii) In lieu of requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this

subdivision the department may accept, a bachelor's degree in a natural

science or a clinical laboratory science and coursework acceptable to

the department and:

(1) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while licensed as a

clinical laboratory technician in New York or another jurisdiction

acceptable to the department; or

(2) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while certified as

a clinical laboratory technician by a national certification

organization acceptable to the department.

(c) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(d) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;

(e) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(f) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars for an initial

license and a fee of one hundred seventy dollars for each triennial

registration period.

2. Licensure as a cytotechnologist.

(a) Application: file an application with the department;

(b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's

degree in cytotechnology from a program registered by the department or

determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent, or have

received a bachelor's degree that includes a minimum number of credit

hours in the sciences and received appropriate clinical education in an

accredited cytotechnology program or a program determined by the

department to be the substantial equivalent;

(b-1) Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in

paragraph (b) of this subdivision the department may accept:

(i) current cytotechnology certification by a national certification

organization acceptable to the department; or

(ii) cytotechnology licensure in a jurisdiction acceptable to the

department.

(c) Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(d) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;

(e) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(f) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars for an initial

license and a fee of one hundred seventy dollars for each triennial

registration period.