Course Outline
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- Introduction
- Laws and Rules of the Florida Board
- Definitions
- Your Role
- The Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- The major pieces of legislation that govern clinical laboratory personnel in Florida are:
- Personnel and Qualifications
- Types of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
- Director Responsibilities
- Director Qualifications
- Supervisor Responsibilities
- Supervisor Qualifications
- Technologist Responsibilities
- Technologist Qualifications
- Technician Responsibilities
- Technician Qualifications
- Summary of Qualifications
- Public Health Laboratory Scientists
- Approved National Certifying Agencies
- Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a clinical laboratory director?
- Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a clinical laboratory supervisor?
- Specialties
- Categories for Specialties
- Description of Specialties (1)
- Description of Specialties (2)
- Description of Specialties (3)
- Description of Specialties (4)
- Clinical laboratory personnel who are licensed in the specialties of immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and serology / immunology may p...
- Specialists in histology, blood banking, and histocompatibility may perform all tests associated with immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology...
- 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?
- If you move out of state, you do not need to notify the Board.
- Fees
- Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal and CE Broker
- Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal and CEBroker, continued
- The State of Florida will renew your license even if you haven’t completed all the required continuing education, and will notify you as to when...
- Violations and Disciplinary Action
- References
Additional Information
Author information: Brenda Van Der Heyden, MT(ASCP) is a former Compliance Officer and Lab Administrative Director and is 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: MarySchaller, MLS (ASCP) is a technologist at Gulfcoast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. In her 40 years as a laboratory scientist, Marcy has also been a student instructor, an LIS coordinator, and a laboratory manager.