Nev. Admin. Code § 652.484

Current through December 12, 2024

Section 652.484 - Technicians: Specialties; activities

A technician may:

1. Be certified:

(a) In microbiology;

(b) In clinical chemistry;

(c) In hematology;

(d) In immunology;

(e) In nuclear medicine;

(f) In histocompatibility;

(g) In histology;

(h) As an autopsy assistant;

(i) As a biotechnician; or

(j) In more than one of the specialties set forth in this subsection.

2. Perform a test in a specialty only if:

(a) The technician is certified in that specialty; and

(b) The test is classified pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Part 493, Subpart A, as:

(1) A waived test;

(2) A moderate complexity test; or

(3) A high complexity test and:

(I) The results of the test are read directly from an instrument; and

(II) The test requires no interpretation and no intervention by the operator of the test during its analytic phase.

Nev. Admin. Code § 652.484

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-22-93

NRS 439.200, 652.123, 652.125, 652.130