(1) file the application for licensure with
the department and pay the fee for the initial license and the fee for the
first registration period, as prescribed in section
8605
(1) of the Education Law, all by January 1,
2009, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (4)(vii) of this
subdivision;
(4) meet one of the following
requirements:
(i) the applicant shall meet
the professional education requirement for licensure, as prescribed in section
79-13.1 of this Subpart by July 1,
2009, and shall have successfully performed the duties of a clinical laboratory
technologist for two years, meaning 2,880 clock hours, over the five years
immediately preceding December 31, 2007; or
(ii) the applicant shall have successfully
completed by July 1, 2009 a baccalaureate or higher degree program in the major
of biology, chemistry, or the physical sciences offered by an institution that
is accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, meaning an organization
accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of
accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying its criteria for granting
accreditation in a fair, consistent and nondiscriminatory manner, such as an
agency recognized for these purposes by the U.S. Department of Education or
that is recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the jurisdiction in
which the program is offered as an institution authorized to offer
postsecondary degree study, and shall have successfully performed the duties of
a clinical laboratory technologist for two years, meaning 2,880 clock hours,
over the five years immediately preceding December 31, 2007; or
(iii) the applicant has been engaged
full-time as a faculty member or managing administrator involved directly in
the development or planning of curricula or the provision of instruction for
education programs in clinical laboratory technology for clinical laboratory
practitioners, at an organized entity that provides postsecondary education,
for the equivalent of two years, meaning 2,700 clock hours, over the five years
immediately preceding December 31, 2007; or
(iv) the applicant shall have successfully
performed the duties of a clinical laboratory technologist for five years,
meaning 7,200 clock hours, prior to December 31, 2007, as verified in writing
by director of clinical laboratory, as defined in section
571 of the
Public Health Law; or
(v) the
applicant, at the time of application, shall have been previously qualified for
a license or its equivalent to practice as a clinical laboratory technologist
in New York State through other regulatory requirements of a governmental unit
of New York State authorized by law to qualify individuals for such licensure
or its equivalent; or
(vi) the
applicant, at the time of application, shall be currently certified as a
clinical laboratory technician, and by July 1, 2009 shall hold a baccalaureate
or higher degree based upon successful completion of a baccalaureate or higher
degree program in the major of biology, chemistry, or the physical sciences
offered by an institution that is accredited by an acceptable accrediting
agency, meaning an organization accepted by the department as a reliable
authority for the purpose of accreditation at the postsecondary level, applying
its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent and
nondiscriminatory manner, such as an agency recognized for these purposes by
the U.S. Department of Education or that is recognized by the appropriate civil
authorities of the jurisdiction in which the program is offered as an
institution authorized to offer postsecondary degree study, and by July 1, 2009
shall have successfully performed the duties of a clinical laboratory
technician for four years, meaning 5,760 clock hours; or
(vii) the applicant shall have competently
performed the duties of a clinical laboratory technologist in a clinical
laboratory operated in accordance with title V of article 5 of the Public
Health Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder for a period of not less
than six months, meaning 720 clock hours, over the three years immediately
preceding December 31, 2007 as verified by a director of the clinical
laboratory, and the applicant shall have applied for licensure and have paid
the fee for the initial license and the fee for the first registration period
on or before September 1, 2013.
