Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
An applicant applying for a medical assistant-phlebotomist
credential must meet the following requirements:
(1) Successful completion of a phlebotomy
program through a post-secondary school or college accredited by a regional or
national accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of
Education; or
(2) Currently hold a
national phlebotomy certification from one of the following national examining
organizations:
(a) American Certification
Agency certification for phlebotomist;
(b) American Medical Certification
Association certification for phlebotomist;
(c) American Medical Technologists
certification for phlebotomist;
(d)
American Society of Clinical Pathology certification for
phlebotomist;
(e) National Center
for Competency Testing certification for phlebotomist;
(f) National Healthcareer Association
certification for phlebotomist; or
(3) Successful completion of a phlebotomy
training program. The phlebotomy training program must be approved by a health
care practitioner who is responsible for determining the content of the
training and for ascertaining the proficiency of the trainee. The phlebotomy
training program must include the following:
(a) Training to include evaluation and
assessment of knowledge and skills to determine entry level competency in the
following areas:
(i) Responsibilities to be
delegated which include ethical implications and patient
confidentiality;
(ii) Patient
identification process;
(iii)
Procedure requesting process, including forms used, accessing process, and
collection patterns;
(iv) Materials
to be used;
(v) Anatomic
considerations for performing such functions as venipuncture, capillary finger
collection, and heel sticks;
(vi)
Procedural standards and techniques for blood collection;
(vii) Common terminology and practices such
as medical classifications, standard diagnoses, test synonyms, background
information on procedures, and interferences;
(viii) Physical layout of the work place,
including patient care areas; and
(ix) Safety requirements including infection
prevention and control, dealing with a client who has an infectious disease,
and the handling and disposal of biohazardous materials.
(b) Direct visual supervision by a health
care practitioner or a delegated and certified medical assistant-phlebotomist
to the trainee to ensure competency in the following:
(i) Practice technique in a simulated
situation;
(ii) Observe and perform
procedures on patients until the trainee demonstrates proficiency to be
certified at the minimum entry level of competency. The trainee must have
adequate physical ability, including sufficient manual dexterity to perform the
requisite health care services. The number of specific procedures may vary with
the skill of the trainee.
(c) Documentation of all phlebotomy training,
duties, and responsibilities of the trainee must be completed, signed by the
supervising health care practitioner and the trainee, and placed in the
trainee's personnel file.
(d)
Training programs that meet the requirements described in this subsection are
approved by the secretary.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.360 RCW,
RCW
43.70.280, and
2012 c
153 . 13-12-045, § 246-827-0400, filed
5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.
