N.Y. Education Law § 8606: Requirements for certification as a clinical laboratory technician

§ 8606. Requirements for certification as a clinical laboratory

technician. For certification as a clinical laboratory technician under

this article, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

1. Application: file an application with the department;

2. Education: have received an education, including an associate's

degree from an approved clinical laboratory technician program

registered by the department or determined by the department to be the

substantial equivalent, or an associate's degree clinical laboratory

technician program accredited by a national accrediting organization

acceptable to the department, or an associate's degree program in a

natural science or a clinical laboratory science and coursework

acceptable to the department and a clinical laboratory technician

program accredited by a national accrediting organization acceptable to

the department;

2-a. Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in

subdivision two of this section the department may accept:

(a) current clinical laboratory technician certification by a national

certification organization acceptable to the department; or

(b) clinical laboratory technician licensure in a jurisdiction

acceptable to the department.

3. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

4. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;

5. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

6. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for an initial

certification and a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for each triennial

registration period.