{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8606-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 8606-a","heading":"Requirements for certification as a histotechnician","body":"§ 8606-a. Requirements for certification as a histotechnician. For\ncertification as a histotechnician under this article, an applicant\nshall fulfill the following requirements:\n  1. Application: file an application with the department;\n  2. Education: have received an education, including an associate's\ndegree from an approved histotechnician program registered by the\ndepartment or determined by the department to be the substantial\nequivalent, or have received an associate's degree that includes a\nminimum number of credit hours in the sciences and received appropriate\nclinical education in a histotechnician program approved by the\ndepartment or a program to be determined by the department to be the\nsubstantial equivalent or a histotechnician program accredited by a\nnational accrediting organization acceptable to the department;\n  2-a. Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in\nsubdivision two of this section the department may accept:\n  (a) current histotechnician certification by a national certification\norganization acceptable to the department; or\n  (b) histotechnician licensure in a jurisdiction acceptable to the\ndepartment.\n  3. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  4. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n  5. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n  6. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for an initial\ncertification and a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for each triennial\nregistration period.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 165. Clinical Laboratory Technology Practice Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/8606-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"88926c0f35447e4e634791b7863ac167ad68131339b8f4f38cfa7390be5c5582","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8606","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8606-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}