NRS652.127. Requirements to qualify for certification as assistant in laboratory. [Effective through December 31, 2013.]  


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  •   To qualify for certification as an assistant in a medical laboratory, a person must be a high school graduate or have a general equivalency diploma or an equivalent document and:

          1.  Must complete at least 6 months of training approved by the Board and demonstrate an ability to perform laboratory procedures in the medical laboratory where he or she receives the training; or

          2.  Must:

          (a) Complete a course of instruction that qualifies him or her to take an examination for certification in phlebotomy that is administered by:

                 (1) The American Medical Technologists;

                 (2) The American Society of Clinical Pathologists; or

                 (3) The National Certification Agency; and

          (b) Pass an examination specified in paragraph (a).

      (Added to NRS by 1999, 172; A 2013, 3294)