La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3511

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-3511 - Licensure or Certification without Examination

A. Notwithstanding the examination requirements prescribed and required by §3509, provided that application is made within 12 months of the effective date of these rules, any individual who desires to be licensed as a CLS-G, CLS-S, CLS-T, cytotechnologist, or laboratory assistant may qualify for licensure and shall be issued the appropriate license without having to successfully complete an approved nationally recognized certification examination, upon application on a form provided by the board, payment of the required license fee, and submission of evidence of competency, which may include but does not require successful completion of an approved nationally recognized certifying examination, prior to the effective date of this Chapter, satisfactory to the committee and the board that the applicant:

1. has been actively engaged in the category for which the license is requested for at least two full years within the three years immediately prior to the effective date of these rules;

2. has ceased to engage in the practice of clinical laboratory science, but was actively engaged in such practice in the category for which license is requested for at least two full years immediately prior to inactivity, provided the applicant has not been inactive more than five years; or

3. was eligible for licensure without examination in accordance with either §3511. A.1 on the effective date of these rules and at that time was in the military forces of the United States.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3511

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 20:1288 (November 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(5) and 37:1311-1329.