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42 CFR 493.1469: Standard: Cytology general supervisor qualifications.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION
- PART 493—LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS
- Subpart M—Personnel for Nonwaived Testing
The cytology general supervisor must be qualified to supervise cytology services. The general supervisor in cytology must possess a current license issued by the State in which the laboratory is located, if such licensing is required, and must—
(a) Be qualified as a technical supervisor under § 493.1449(b) or (e); or
(b)(1) Be qualified as a cytotechnologist under § 493.1483; and
(2) Have at least 3 years of full-time (2,080 hours per year) experience as a cytotechnologist within the preceding 10 years.
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