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MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST
License Description MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST

Performs tests requiring independent judgment and responsibility with minimal supervision in specialties or subspecialties for which qualified, may be limited to one specialty.

REQUIREMENTS:
National certification by exam, required education, NAACLS approved training program or experience.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:
Initial applicant: Baccalaureate Degree, in medical technology or in a Biological, Chemical or Physical science with completiong of NAACLS approved training

OR
Baccalaureate Degree with MLT/CLT training program, 3 years approved expeerience

OR
Baccalaureate Degree, 50 week military laboratory training program and have held the military enlisted occupational specialty of Medical Laboratory Specialist and 3 years of full time clinical work experience

OR
Baccalaureate degree and five (5) years of full time clinical work experience program. (If certified before 1/1/1997) 90 semester hours including qualifying program equivalence and NAACLS or Board approved medical laboratory technologist program.

Other applicant: Passing grade on a Health and Human Services proficiency exam and 5 years approved experience and national certification prior to September 1, 1997.

RENEWAL:
License must be renewed every two years.

NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCIES approved for specialties as indicated.
Andrology (A), Chemistry (Ch), Cytogenetics (Cg), Flow Cytometry (FC), Hematology(He), Histocompatibility/Immunogenetics (HI), Immunohematology (I), Microbiology (M), Toxicology (T) American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) Board of Registry, (Ch, He, I, M, FC) National Registry in Clinical Chemistry (NRCC), (M) National Registry of Microbiologist(ABHI) and American Board of Bioanalysis (ABB) . Histotechnologists are not licensed 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 Both state and third-party exams required
License Type Register with licensing agency
License Updated 08/10/2023
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