Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 22, May 29, 2024
Section 19.2 - Clinical laboratory or blood bank; qualifications of laboratory director A director and any assistant director of a clinical laboratory or blood bank shall possess training and/or experience acceptable to the department, obtained within the previous six years, in one or more categories. Additionally, the applicant must meet one of the following requirements:
(a) be a physician who is currently certified by:(1) the American Board of Pathology in:(i) clinical pathology; or(ii) anatomic pathology; or(iii) dermatopathology; or(2) the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology in: (i) laboratory medicine; or(ii) anatomic pathology; or(iii) dermatopathology; or(b) be a physician in the State of New York who:(1) is currently certified by the American Board of Pathology in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine; or(2) is currently certified by the American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology or the American Board of Internal Medicine in Hematology, and possesses six months of training and/or experience in transfusion services; or(3) possesses four years of training and/or experience in an acceptable laboratory including two or more years of training and/or experience in transfusion services and in general laboratory management.(c) be a dentist who is currently certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology; or(d) be a physician, or hold an earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution with a relevant chemical, physical or biological science major, and: (1) is currently certified by one of the following boards and meets any supplemental requirements for experience as specified by the department: (i) the American Board of Bioanalysis as a High Complexity Laboratory Director, provided the applicant has obtained a minimum of four years of post-doctoral experience equivalent to paragraph (2) of this subdivision; or (ii) the American Board of Clinical Chemistry in clinical chemistry; or(iii) the American Board of Clinical Chemistry in toxicological chemistry; or(iv) the American Board of Dermatology; or(v) the American Board of Forensic Toxicology, provided the applicant has an earned doctoral degree; or(vi) the American Board of Internal Medicine in hematology or hematology and medical oncology; or(vii) the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology; or(viii) the American Board of Medical Microbiology; or(ix) dual certification by the American Board of Pathology in either Anatomic Pathology or Clinical Pathology, and Molecular Genetic Pathology; or(x) the American Board of Pathology in Medical Microbiology; or(xi) the National Registry for Certified Chemists, provided the applicant has obtained a minimum of four years of post-doctoral experience equivalent to paragraph (2) of this subdivision; or(2) subsequent to receiving a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine or earned doctoral degree has had, and has documented to the department, four years of training and/or experience in an acceptable laboratory, including two or more years of training and/or experience in methods and techniques currently in use in the certificate category or categories sought and in general laboratory management, or an equivalent combination of training and/or experience as verified by the department.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 10 § 19.2
Amended New York State Register June 12, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 24, eff. 6/12/2019