Course Outline
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- Introduction
- 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 Certification Examination 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) 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
- Fees
- Continuing Education
- Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal and CE Broker
- Continuing Education Requirements for Renewal and CEBroker, continued
- True or False: The State of Florida will renew your license even if you haven’t completed all the required continuing education and will notify ...
- 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.
