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MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
License Description
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
A medical laboratory technician is any person other than the medical laboratory director, supervisor, technologist or trainee who functions under the supervision of a medical laboratory director, supervisor or technologist and performs only those medical laboratory procedures which require limited skill, responsibility, and minimal independent judgement.
REQUIREMENTS:
A medical laboratory technician must possess an associate's degree in a medical laboratory technician training program which has a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS) approved training program, an Associate's degree with 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology and three (3) years of full time clinical work experience or an Associate's degree in laboratory science and successful completion of an official military laboratory procedures course of at least fifty (50) weeks duration in residence and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist (Medical Laboratory Technician) reference on Form DD214, a copy of which must be included, in addition to possessing national certification by examination.
NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCIES acceptable for Medical Laboratory Technician General (MLT) are:
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
Board of Registry
33 W. Monroe, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
(312) 541-4999
American Association of Bioanalysis (AAB)
906 Olive Street, Suite 1200
St. Louis, MO 63101-1434
(314-2411445
American Medical Technologist (AMT)
10700 W. Higgins Road, Suite 150
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 823-5169
RENEWALS:
Licenses must be renewed every two years.
Histotechnicians are not license by the TN Medical Laboratory Board.
Licensing Agency
Department of Health
Division of Health Related Boards
Division of Health Related Boards
665 Mainstream Drive 2nd floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532 3202
Active Status
Active
Certification
Certification required
Continuing Education
Continuing education required to maintain license
Criminal Record
No criminal record prohibitions
Education
Degree required
Exam
State exam required
License Type
Register with licensing agency
License Updated
08/10/2023
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