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§ 8605. Requirements for a license as a clinical laboratory\ntechnologist or cytotechnologist. To qualify for a license as a clinical\nlaboratory technology practitioner under one of the titles defined in\nsubdivision two of section eighty-six hundred one of this article, an\napplicant shall fulfill the particular requirements of a subdivision of\nthis section applicable to the license and title sought by the\napplicant:\n 1. Licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist.\n (a) Application: file an application with the department;\n (b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's\ndegree in clinical laboratory technology from a program registered by\nthe department or determined by the department to be the substantial\nequivalent or a clinical laboratory technology
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§ 8605. Requirements for a license as a clinical laboratory\ntechnologist or cytotechnologist. To qualify for a license as a clinical\nlaboratory technology practitioner under one of the titles defined in\nsubdivision two of section eighty-six hundred one of this article, an\napplicant shall fulfill the particular requirements of a subdivision of\nthis section applicable to the license and title sought by the\napplicant:\n 1. Licensure as a clinical laboratory technologist.\n (a) Application: file an application with the department;\n (b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's\ndegree in clinical laboratory technology from a program registered by\nthe department or determined by the department to be the substantial\nequivalent or a clinical laboratory technology program accredited by a\nnational accrediting organization acceptable to the department, or have\nreceived a bachelor's degree that includes a minimum number of credit\nhours in the sciences and received appropriate clinical education in an\naccredited clinical laboratory technology program or a program to be\ndetermined by the department to be the substantial equivalent;\n (b-1) Alternatives to education:\n (i) In lieu of requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this\nsubdivision the department may accept:\n (1) current clinical laboratory technology certification by a national\ncertification organization acceptable to the department; or\n (2) clinical laboratory technology licensure in a jurisdiction\nacceptable to the department;\n (ii) In lieu of requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this\nsubdivision the department may accept, a bachelor's degree in a natural\nscience or a clinical laboratory science and coursework acceptable to\nthe department and:\n (1) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while licensed as a\nclinical laboratory technician in New York or another jurisdiction\nacceptable to the department; or\n (2) two years' experience in a clinical laboratory while certified as\na clinical laboratory technician by a national certification\norganization acceptable to the department.\n (c) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (d) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n (e) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (f) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars for an initial\nlicense and a fee of one hundred seventy dollars for each triennial\nregistration period.\n 2. Licensure as a cytotechnologist.\n (a) Application: file an application with the department;\n (b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's\ndegree in cytotechnology from a program registered by the department or\ndetermined by the department to be the substantial equivalent, or have\nreceived a bachelor's degree that includes a minimum number of credit\nhours in the sciences and received appropriate clinical education in an\naccredited cytotechnology program or a program determined by the\ndepartment to be the substantial equivalent;\n (b-1) Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in\nparagraph (b) of this subdivision the department may accept:\n (i) current cytotechnology certification by a national certification\norganization acceptable to the department; or\n (ii) cytotechnology licensure in a jurisdiction acceptable to the\ndepartment.\n (c) Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (d) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n (e) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (f) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars for an initial\nlicense and a fee of one hundred seventy dollars for each triennial\nregistration period.\n