§ 8606. Requirements for certification as a clinical laboratory\ntechnician. For certification as a clinical laboratory technician under\nthis article, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n 1. Application: file an application with the department;\n 2. Education: have received an education, including an associate's\ndegree from an approved clinical laboratory technician program\nregistered by the department or determined by the department to be the\nsubstantial equivalent, or an associate's degree clinical laboratory\ntechnician program accredited by a national accrediting organization\nacceptable to the department, or an associate's degree program in a\nnatural science or a clinical laboratory science and coursework\nacceptable to the department and a clinical laboratory technician\nprogram accredited by a national accrediting organization acceptable to\nthe department;\n 2-a. Alternatives to education: in lieu of requirements specified in\nsubdivision two of this section the department may accept:\n (a) current clinical laboratory technician certification by a national\ncertification organization acceptable to the department; or\n (b) clinical laboratory technician licensure in a jurisdiction\nacceptable to the department.\n 3. Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n 4. Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n 5. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n 6. Fees: pay a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars for an initial\ncertification and a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for each triennial\nregistration period.\n
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