Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 30.20 - Personnel(a)Required staff. Each blood bank shall have a blood bank director, medical director, and supervisor. The medical director may also serve as the blood bank director and supervisor.(b)Qualifications of medical director. The medical director must be a physician, licensed to practice in this Commonwealth, with at least 4 years full time postdoctoral clinical laboratory training which includes blood banking and related subjects acceptable to the Department or certified in blood banking by the American Board of Pathology.(c)Qualifications of a blood bank director. A person may not be a director of a blood bank unless the person conforms with one of the following requirements: (1) The person shall hold a doctoral degree in medicine, osteopathy, or one of the biological sciences, and shall have at least 2 years full time postdoctoral training and experience in blood bank operations and related subjects, acceptable to the Department.(2) The person shall hold an M.A. or M.S. degree from an accredited institution with a major in medical technology or one of the biological sciences or Blood Bank certificates SBB (ASCP), and shall have at least 4 years' experience in blood bank operations and related subjects, acceptable to the Department.(3) The person shall hold a baccalaureate degree in medical technology or one of the biological sciences and shall have at least 6 years' experience in blood bank operations and related subjects, acceptable to the Department.(d)Qualifications of a blood bank supervisor. A person may not act as a supervisor of a blood bank unless the person conforms with one of the following requirements: (1) The person shall hold a master's degree in medical technology or one of the biological sciences or Blood Bank certification SBB (ASCP), and shall have at least 2 years' experience and training in blood bank operations, acceptable to the Department.(2) The person shall hold a baccalaureate degree in medical technology or one of the biological sciences and shall have at least 3 years' experience and training in blood bank operations, acceptable to the Department.(3) The person shall be a certified technician MLT (ASCP) or MLT (AMT), a nurse registered to practice in this Commonwealth, or an individual who has received a passing grade in the HEW proficiency examination, and shall have at least 4 years' experience and training in blood bank operations, acceptable to the Department.(e)Technical personnel. Technical personnel employed in a blood bank shall meet education and experience requirements consistent with the duties assigned specifically by the supervisor. In selection of technical employes, recognition shall be given to categories of medical laboratory personnel acceptable to the Department.(f)Prior employment. Any individual employed in a blood bank as a director, medical director, supervisor, medical technologist or technician prior to the effective date of this chapter, may continue to act in the capacity and may not be required to meet subsections (b)-(d).