Section 1200-06-02-.03 - THE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS(1) Minimum Institutional Requirements: (a) Programs for the Medical Laboratory Technician-Associate Degree Program shall be conducted by accredited community colleges, technical institutes, or universities and colleges offering an associate degree.(b) The Medical Laboratory Technician - Associate Degree Program must result in the granting of an associate degree.(c) Where part of the instruction is provided by an educational institution and part is provided in a hospital or other laboratory facility(ies), approval shall be given to the educational institution's program- The parent educational institution may affiliate with several laboratories, and shall be responsible for coordinating instruction, maintaining standards, and evaluating student progress.(2) Minimum Prerequisites for Admission of Students:(a) Applicants for medical laboratory technician-associate degree programs must meet the admission requirements established by the sponsoring educational institution. Arrangements shall be available whereby student credits can be accepted from other medical laboratory programs; or,(b) Students may be accepted with advanced standing by one of the institutions mentioned in subparagraph (1)(a) (above) on the basis of transfer credits or equivalent examinations but not on the basis of experience alone. Documentation of such arrangements shall also be a part of the student's record.(3) Minimum Curriculum Requirements and Standards:(a) The medical laboratory technician-associate degree program is a total educational program; hence, the general educational and clinical laboratory segments shall be integrated to the greatest extent possible.(b) Occupational competence in the medical laboratory shall be the prime objective of the total program and curriculum shall be planned to achieve this objective.(c) The program shall be a structured educational curriculum comprised of general education, laboratory sciences (including clinical laboratory) and related subjects.(d) The student's training must be limited to medical laboratory procedures and related subjects. No other subjects covering unrelated fields of study, such as x-ray, can be taught during this period of time.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-06-02-.03
Original rule filed October 26, 1979; effective December 10, 1979. Repeal and new rule filed January 7, 1997; effective March 23, 1997. Amendment filed October 3, 2014; effective 1/1/2015.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 68-29-105, and 68-29-110.