Certification for a Medical Laboratory Technician
Figuring out how to get certified and by whom can be a bit of a process for a medical laboratory technician. There are several certification agencies who a medical laboratory technician can be certified by, and each one has a slightly different process.
To get certified by the American Association of Bioanalysts medical laboratory technicians must get re-validated every year for certification. It costs 95 dollars to get re-validated each year for a medical laboratory technician. If a medical laboratory technician does not get re-validated for three or more years, then it is required that the person must take the examinations again and pay a 180 dollar fee to become reinstated.
American Medical Technologists will require medical laboratory technicians to take the American medical technician exam unless the person has already passed a general medical laboratory technician exam as well as passed a medical laboratory technician exam for state licensure. After a medical laboratory technician has passed the required tests, they must apply to become certified. Medical laboratory technicians need to re-certify every three years by earning 45 continuing education points.
American Society for Clinical Pathology required medical laboratory technicians to re-certify every three years and pay a 50 dollar fee. In order to re-certify a medical laboratory technician must earn 36 hours of continuing education. If a member waits longer than three years to re-certify, they are still able to as long as it hasn’t been more than ten years, if they submit documentation showing they have completed their continuing education points and if they pay the reinstatement fee.
The National Credentialing Agency for laboratory personnel also certifies medical laboratory technicians. Medical laboratory technicians must be re-certified every three years after earning at least 36 hours of continuing education and paying a 75 dollar re-certification fee.
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Source:
Montgomery, Kelly A. (December 31, 2007) Learn the Ins and Outs of Clinical Laboratory Licensure, Certification and Specialties. Advance for Medical Laboratory Professionals.
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