Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 110.1 - CLINICAL LABORATORIES AND LABORATORY PERSONNEL
Subchapter 3 - CLINICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL
Section 11-110.1-27 - Clinical laboratory specialist

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-110.1-27

Current through February, 2024

A license to practice as a clinical laboratory specialist in one of the laboratory specialties may be issued to an applicant who is certified by a certifying agency acceptable to the department, in the laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought and who meets one of the following requirements:

(1) Holds a bachelor's degree in a pertinent chemical, physical, or biological science, as determined by the director, from an accredited college or university and has successfully completed at least one year of pertinent full-time clinical laboratory experience in a laboratory acceptable to the department or one year of training in an accredited program, or both, in the specialty for which licensure is sought; or

(2) Has successfully completed at least ninety-semester hours (or their equivalent) from an accredited college or university and one year of training in a accredited program in the laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought.

(A) An applicant who completed training prior to September 15, 1963 must have twenty-four semester hours in chemistry and biology courses of which:
(i) Six semester hours were in introductory college chemistry and three semester hours were in other chemistry courses; and

(ii) Twelve semester hours were in biology courses pertinent to the clinical laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought;

(B) An applicant who completed training after September 14, 1963 needs:
(i) Sixteen semester hours in chemistry courses that includes six semester hours in introductory college chemistry that are acceptable towards a major in chemistry;

(ii) Sixteen semester hours in biology courses that are pertinent to the clinical laboratory specialty for which licensure is sought and are acceptable towards a major in the specialty; and

(iii) Three semester hours of college level mathematics (see 42 C.F.R. part 493 subpart M).

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