Nev. Admin. Code § 652.480

Current through October 11, 2024
Section 652.480 - Technologists: Certification in specialty for which national examination is given; application for certification; designation on certificate
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 652.483, to be certified by the Division in a specialty, a technologist must pass a national examination for certification in the specialty and must have successfully completed a course of study for a bachelor's degree in one of the chemical, physical or biological sciences at an accredited college or university, and have at least 1 year of additional full-time clinical experience or training at the level of a technologist in a licensed laboratory, or a laboratory of a hospital, health department or university, in the chosen specialty under the supervision of a director who possesses a doctoral degree.
2. Each applicant for certification in a specialty must designate on the application the specialty in which he or she desires to be certified. The applicant must submit with the application:
(a) Verification of successful completion of the course of study required by subsection 1; and
(b) A signed and dated letter from the director of the laboratory in which the applicant obtained his or her experience, which verifies that the applicant has the experience required by subsection 1.
3. Each certificate will designate the holder by:
(a) The title of "Technologist" in a specialty; or
(b) An equivalent title and will show his or her area of specialty by a subtitle.

Nev. Admin. Code § 652.480

Bd. of Health, Medical Laboratories Reg. §§ 9.1, 9.2, 9.4 & 9.5, eff. 2-28-80; § 9.3, eff. 2-28-80; A 2-5-82-NAC A 10-17-86; 1-4-88; 10-22-93; R176-07, 1-30-2008; R104-13, 3-28-2014; A by R149-15A, eff. 6/21/2017; A by R126-21A, eff. 9/19/2022; A by R126-21A, eff. 9/19/2022

NRS 439.200, 652.123, 652.125 and 652.130