{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8606-b","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 8606-b","heading":"Requirements for licensure as a histotechnologist","body":"§ 8606-b. Requirements for licensure as a histotechnologist. For\ncertification as a histotechnologist under this article, an applicant\nshall fulfill the following requirements:\n  1. Application: file an application with the department;\n  2. Education: have completed one of following requirements:\n  (a) a bachelor's degree program in histotechnology registered by the\ndepartment or determined by the department to be the substantial\nequivalent, or a histotechnology program accredited by a national\naccrediting organization acceptable to the department; or\n  (b) a bachelor's degree program in a natural science or a laboratory\nscience and a minimum number of credit hours acceptable to the\ndepartment, and appropriate clinical education in a histotechnologist\nprogram accredited by a national accrediting organization acceptable to\nthe department or a program registered by the department or determined\nby the department to be the substantial equivalent; or\n  (c) current histotechnologist certification by a national\ncertification organization acceptable to the department; or\n  (d) histotechnologist licensure in a jurisdiction acceptable to the\ndepartment;\n  3. Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in\nsubdivision two of this section the department may accept, a bachelor's\ndegree in a natural science or a clinical laboratory science and\ncoursework acceptable to the department and:\n  (a) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while licensed as a\nhistotechnician in New York or another jurisdiction acceptable to the\ndepartment; or\n  (b) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while certified as\na histotechnician by a national certification organization acceptable to\nthe department.\n  4. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n  5. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n  6. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n  7. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars for an initial\nlicense and a fee of one hundred seventy 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-B","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"df634b953e68fa0dbc301a6e3558877dace7111760e4cdc3d5ef865c7edbe7a9","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8606-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}