Course Outline
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- Introduction
- Laws and Rules of the Florida Board
- Definitions
- Your Role
- The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Which of the following laws and rules govern clinical laboratory personnel in Florida?
- Personnel and Qualifications
- Types of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Specialties
- Categories for Specialties
- Description of Specialties (1) Scope of Practice
- Description of Specialties (2) Scope of Practice
- Description of Specialties (3) Scope of Practice
- Description of Specialties (4) Scope of Practice
- True or False: Clinical laboratory personnel licensed in the specialties of immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and serology/immunology ...
- True or False: Specialists in histology, blood banking, and histocompatibility may perform all tests associated with immunohematology, clinical chemis...
- Licensing Process
- Applying for a new license
- Applying for a New License
- Renewing a license
- Renewal of Clinical Laboratory Personnel License
- Inactive Status
- Current Address
- Delinquent License
- How often must clinical laboratory personnel licenses be renewed?
- True or False: If you move out of state, you do not need to notify the Board.
- Fees
- Continuing Education
- Violations and Disciplinary Action
- References
Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, medical laboratory technicians, laboratory supervisors, and laboratory managers. This course is also appropriate for MLS and MLT students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Brenda Van Der Heyden, MT(ASCP) is a former compliance officer and lab administrative director licensed in Florida as a supervisor. She is currently a consultant for compliance issues and physician office lab operations. Brenda graduated with a BSMT degree. She is the past president of the Florida Society of Clinical Laboratory Scientists and past co-chair of the Florida Coalition of Professional Laboratory Organizations. She is currently serving as the Vice-Chair for the Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel for the State of Florida.
Reviewer Information: Sheryl A. Whitlock, MA. Ed, MT(ASCP)BB owns ARK Laboratory Consulting, LLC. Sheryl served as the laboratory coordinator for the Student Health Services Laboratory at the University of Delaware for 15 years. Sheryl received her Master’s degree in Education from Arcadia University. She has more than 35 years of laboratory science experience, including management, education, and hands-on bench experience. She has written and published textbooks and laboratory manuals and contributed to numerous online and print articles in laboratory medicine.
