A clinical consultant serves in a referral role to provide consultation regarding clinical issues to include diagnoses, treatment, and management of patient conditions and care. This consultative role may be related to the ordering of diagnosis-appropriate testing and interpretation of results related to the patient's condition. The clinical consultant also serves to verify and ensure that test results and reports are complete and contain appropriate information and interpretation of testing and results obtained.
Table 4. Personnel Requirements: Clinical Consultant Role.| Personnel Requirements by Test Complexity |
| Clinical Consultant |
| Waived Testing | Moderate Complexity Testing | High complexity Testing |
| Not Applicable | 1. MD or DO with a current medical license to practice in the state of laboratory’s location and board certified in Anatomic or Clinical Pathology.2. OR an MD, DO, or DPM with a current medical license to practice in the state of laboratory’s location, possess a state laboratory director’s license (if applicable), AND possess the following: - a.) 1 year of experience supervising non-waived testing;
- b.) a minimum of 20 CE credits in laboratory practice about laboratory director responsibilities.
3. OR Possess a doctoral degree in a chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science OR hold an earned doctoral degree and meet the educational semester hours of specific coursework. Both need to possess the following: - a.) Certified by a board approved by HHS;
- b.) 1 year of experience supervising non-waived testing;
- c.) a minimum of 20 CE credit hours in laboratory practice about laboratory director responsibilities.
| 1. MD or DO with a current medical license to practice in the state of laboratory’s location and board certified in Anatomic or Clinical Pathology. 2. OR an MD, DO, or DPM with a current medical license to practice in the state of laboratory's location, AND possess the following: - a.) 2 years of experience directing or supervising high complexity testing;
- b.) a minimum of 20 CE credit hours in laboratory practice about laboratory director responsibilities.
3. OR Possess a doctoral degree in chemical, biological, clinical or medical laboratory science OR hold an earned doctoral degree and meet the educational semester hours of specific coursework. Both need to possess the following: - a.) Certified by a board approved by HHS;
- b.) 2 years laboratory training or experience in high complexity testing;
- c.) 2 years supervising high complexity testing;
- d.) a minimum of 20 CE credits in laboratory practice about laboratory director responsibilities.
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MD = Doctor of Medicine; DO = Doctor of Osteopathy; DPM = Doctor of Podiatric Medicine; CE = Continuing Education; HHS = Health and Human Services
