La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-3519

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

Section XLV-3519 - Temporary License or Certificate

A. Generally. Applicants that qualify by education, experience, or training but have not taken or passed an approved nationally recognized certification examination may be granted a temporary license or temporary certificate that will allow that individual to engage in the practice of clinical laboratory science at the appropriate level (CLS-G, CLS-S, CLS-T, cytotechnologist, or phlebotomist). The temporary license or certificate will be valid for three months.

B. Failure to Pass Examination; Renewal. A temporary license or temporary certificate issued pursuant to this Section may be renewed one time upon failure to pass an approved nationally recognized certification examination. Such renewal shall be effective for three months. Applicants who fail to pass the appropriate approved nationally recognized certification examination a second time may not renew their temporary license or temporary certificate. Such applicants shall:

1. refrain from the practice of clinical laboratory science until successful completion of an appropriate approved nationally recognized certification examination;

2. complete a supervised retraining program and, upon submitting evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of such program, apply for a new temporary license or temporary certificate in the same category; or

3. apply for a temporary license or temporary certificate for the practice of clinical laboratory science at a lower level of complexity.

C. Failure to Appear. Applicants who do not appear to take an approved nationally recognized certification examination for which they are registered shall not receive a second temporary license or temporary certificate and the temporary license or temporary certificate held shall be invalid as of that date (unless extension is approved by the board, upon recommendation of the committee, due to mitigating circumstances). Such applicants may, however:

1. reapply for full licensure upon successful completion of an approved nationally recognized certification examination; or

2. apply for a temporary license or temporary certificate for the practice of clinical laboratory science at a lower level of complexity.

D. Foreign-Trained Applicants. An applicant basing eligibility for a temporary license or temporary certificate upon a degree from a foreign university must have his or her transcript validated and evaluated by an acceptable foreign transcript evaluation agency listed as an Appendix to this Chapter (§3545). That evaluation must be submitted to the national certifying agency offering the approved nationally recognized certification examination for which the applicant wishes to sit. The committee will not evaluate or validate foreign transcripts. Upon notification of acceptance to sit for such examination, the applicant may apply for a temporary license or temporary certificate in the corresponding category. A copy of the letter stating that the applicant is eligible to sit for an approved nationally recognized certification examination must accompany the application for temporary license or temporary certificate. Agencies approved by and acceptable to the board and the committee for purposes of validating and evaluating transcripts from foreign universities are listed in an Appendix to these rules (§3545).

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-3519

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 20:1289 (November 1994), Amended LR 42752 (5/1/2016).

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