Haw. Code R. § 11-110.1-23 - Clinical laboratory personnel license

(a) No person shall serve as a clinical laboratory director, medical technologist (clinical laboratory scientist), clinical laboratory specialist, cytotechnologist, or medical laboratory technician without a current and valid clinical laboratory-personnel license issued by the department.

(b) Application forms for licensure may be obtained by request from the state laboratories division, department of health.

(c) The clinical laboratory personnel licenses are:

(1) Clinical laboratory director;

(2) Medical technologist (clinical laboratory scientist);

(3) Clinical laboratory specialist;

(4) Cytotechnologist; and

(5) Medical laboratory technician (clinical laboratory technician).

(d) Every applicant for a clinical laboratory-personnel license shall provide documents verifying education, training, and employment experience requested on the application form.

(e) The specific education, training, and experience requirements for clinical laboratory personnel licenses may be waived by the director if the applicant presents evidence to the satisfaction of the director that the applicant's combination of education, training, and experience is substantially equivalent to the specific clinical licensure requirements.

(f) All applications for original licensure shall be approved or denied no later than sixty calendar days following the date that the application is complete with all required documents verifying education, training, experience and full payment of all required fees. All applications for license renewal or restoration shall be approved or denied no later than sixty calendar days following receipt of a completed renewal or restoration application and the full payment of all required fees.

(g) All clinical laboratory personnel licenses shall expire on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(h) All valid clinical laboratory personnel licenses in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this subchapter shall remain in effect until their renewal dates.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-110.1-23

[Eff JUL 05 2007] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-13, 321-14, 321-15) (Imp: HRS §§ 321-13, 321-14, 321-15)