(a) (1) On and after the effective date of the regulations specified in paragraph (2), any unlicensed person employed by a clinical laboratory performing the duties described in this section shall possess a valid and current certification as a certified phlebotomy technician issued by the department. (2) The department shall adopt regulations for certification by January 1, 2001, as a certified phlebotomy technician that shall include all of the following: (A) The applicant shall hold a valid, current certification as a phlebotomist issued by a national accreditation agency approved by the department, and shall submit proof of that certification when applying for certification pursuant to this section. (B) An applicant with fewer than 1,040 hours of work experience shall complete education, training, and experience requirements as specified by regulations that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) At least 40 hours of didactic instruction. (ii) At least 40 hours of practical instruction. (iii) At least 50 successful venipunctures. (C) An applicant who has at least 1,040 hours of work experience that includes at least 50 successful venipunctures shall complete at least 20 hours of didactic instruction, as specified in regulations adopted by the department. (D) Each certified phlebotomy technician shall complete at least three hours per year or six hours every two years of continuing education or training. The department shall consider a variety of programs in determining the programs that meet the continuing education or training requirement. (E) The applicant has been found to be competent in phlebotomy by a licensed physician and surgeon or person licensed pursuant to this chapter. (F) The applicant works under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, licensed registered nurse, or person licensed under this chapter, or the designee of a licensed physician and surgeon or the designee of a person licensed under this chapter. (3) A certified phlebotomy technician may collect blood through a peripheral venous catheter if all of the following are met: (A) The blood collection procedure is performed in a facility licensed under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code. (B) The blood collection procedures or protocols are developed and approved by the facilityâs supervising physician and surgeon or licensed clinical laboratory director and approved by the licensed facility. (C) The certified phlebotomy technician has received a minimum of three hours of training by the supervising physician and surgeon or their delegate in the proper procedures to be employed when collecting blood through a peripheral venous catheter. (i) Training in the blood collection procedure through a peripheral venous catheter shall be conducted according to standardized training procedures developed and approved by the facilityâs supervising physician and surgeon or licensed clinical laboratory director. The facility shall make these standardized procedures available to the department upon request. (ii) The instructor shall document the certified phlebotomy technicianâs successful completion of training. The facility shall maintain and make available to the department, upon request, documentation of training completed by a certified phlebotomy technician pursuant to this paragraph. (D) The certified phlebotomy technician performs the blood collection procedure under the supervision of a physician and surgeon licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000). Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the physician and surgeon may only delegate the supervision duties in this subparagraph to a registered nurse. A physician and surgeon or a registered nurse may restrict or limit a certified phlebotomy technicianâs ability to collect blood from a patientâs peripheral venous catheter. (E) The certified phlebotomy technician performs the blood collection procedure using a device or devices approve
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