Florida Administrative Code
64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
64B3 - Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
Chapter 64B3-13 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL
Section 64B3-13.003 - Responsibilities of Technologists
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 64B3-13.003
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) The technologist is responsible for fulfilling the responsibilities of the supervisor, as assigned. The assignment of responsibilities must be written and specific.
(2) In addition the technologist shall fulfill the following responsibilities.
(a) Performs only those tests authorized by
the director.
(b) Follows the
clinical laboratory's procedures for specimen handling and processing, test
analyses, reporting and maintaining records of patient test results.
(c) Maintains records that demonstrate that
proficiency testing samples are tested in the same manner as patient
specimens.
(d) Adheres to the
clinical laboratory's quality control policies, documents all quality control
activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed in
accordance with the clinical laboratory's approval policies and
procedures.
(e) Follows the
clinical laboratory's established policies and procedures whenever test systems
are not within the clinical laboratory's defined acceptable levels of
performance.
(f) Is capable of
identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of
test results and either must correct the problems or immediately notify a
supervisor or director.
(g)
Documents all corrective action taken when test systems deviate from the
laboratory's established performance specifications.
(h) Exercises professional judgment in
evaluation, specimen integrity, result accuracy and inter-result validity and
takes corrective action as necessary. Such corrective action shall include
specimen rejection, recollection, and/or retesting using the same or alternate
methods and/or utilizes other skills associated with the practice of clinical
laboratory science to ensure validity and accuracy of testing at all times
taking care not to compromise patient care with excessive rejections,
recollections or delays. If in their judgment a specimen is compromised, the
technologist shall include an appropriate disclaimer statement in the report
indicating the potential compromised nature of the result and why.
(i) Participate in proficiency testing
samples and ensure that these samples are tested in the same manner as patient
specimens.
(j) In the specialty of
Cytology, in addition to the above responsibilities, the technologist shall:
1. Document slide interpretation results of
each gynecologic and nongynecologic cytology case he or she examined or
reviewed, and the clinical laboratory's policies and procedure.
2. Document for each 24 hour period the total
number of slides examined or reviewed.
3. Document the number of hours spent
examining slides in each 24 hour
period.
Rulemaking Authority 483.805(4), 483.823 FS. Law Implemented 483.813, 483.823, 483.825 FS.
New 12-6-94, Amended 3-28-95, 7-12-95, 12-4-95, Formerly 59O-13.003, Amended 4-10-01, 4-7-02, 10-1-19.
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