Current through December 12, 2024
To qualify for certification as a laboratory assistant, an
applicant must submit with the application proof that the applicant has a high
school diploma or a general equivalency diploma and has:
1. Completed at least 6 months of training
approved by the Division and demonstrated an ability to perform laboratory
procedures in the laboratory where he or she has received such
training;
2. Obtained a
certification in phlebotomy from an organization approved by the Division,
including, without limitation:
(a) The
American Medical Technologists;
(b)
The American Society for Clinical Pathology;
(c) The American Certification Agency for
Healthcare Professionals;
(d) The
National Center for Competency Testing;
(e) The National Healthcareer Association;
and
(f) The National Phlebotomy
Association; or
3.
Worked at least 30 hours per week for at least 3 years during the immediately
preceding 5 years in:
(a) A laboratory
certified pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988,
42 U.S.C. §
263a;
(b) A laboratory that is licensed by a
federal or state governmental agency in any state or territory of the United
States;
(c) A clinical laboratory
in another country accredited by:
(1) The
Joint Commission International, or its successor organization, or
(2) The College of American Pathologists, or
its successor organization;
(d) A clinical laboratory in another country
accredited pursuant to ISO 15189 of the International Organization for
Standardization by an appropriate organization that accredits medical
laboratories in that country; or
(e) A clinical laboratory in another country
licensed or certified by an appropriate governmental entity in that country and
approved by an International Advisory Board appointed by the Board of
Certification of the American Society for Clinical Pathology, or its successor
organization.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Health by R104-13, eff. 3-28-2014; A by
R126-21A,
eff. 9/19/2022; A by
R126-21A,
eff. 9/19/2022
NRS 439.200,
652.123,
652.125,
652.127 and
652.130
